In:
Politique et Sociétés, Consortium Erudit, Vol. 27, No. 2 ( 2008-12-16), p. 105-136
Abstract:
The presumptive impact of globalization on the legitimacy of western democracies has renewed the academic interest for that concept. The hypothesis of an erosion or transformation of legitimacy is now widely familiar. But has it been confirmed empirically ? The text suggests, first, that the communicative dimension of legitimation processes has been neglected in the extant literature. It then sketches the contours of a research agenda centred on the (de-)construction of legitimacy in the public sphere and presents findings from a comparative study on legitimation discourses in German, Swiss, British, and U.S. media. Our findings do not confirm the hypothesis of a generalized legitimacy crisis of the democratic nation state—the discursive support for major institutions of the four countries examined remains quite pronounced and, to a large extent, based on democratic criteria.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1703-8480
,
1203-9438
Language:
French
Publisher:
Consortium Erudit
Publication Date:
2008
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2124472-8
SSG:
3,6
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