Social Sciences and History / Unit 9 SSH 0834 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Weber's Three Legitimacies
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The idea
A government is the set of organizations with the widest scope of power over an area, claiming the final say on force. Most seek legitimacy, rightfulness. Weber's three routes: tradition, charismatic magnetism, and rational law. Broad legitimacy is a population's view; judgments are individuals'.
In practice
Propaganda and manufactured consent as substitutes.
Where people slip
Illegitimacy invites civil disobedience or revolution.
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