With the growing fragmentation of western societies and disillusionment with the political process, the question of legitimacy has become one of the key issues

With the growing fragmentation of western societies and disillusionment with the political process, the question of legitimacy has become one of the key issues

At an unsettled time for liberal democracy, with global eruptions of authoritarian and arbitrary rule, here is one of the first full-fledged philosophical accou

Legitimacy and judicial authority -- Constitutional meaning : original public meaning -- Constitutional meaning : varieties of history that matter -- Law in the

When do governments merit our allegiance, and when should they be denied it? Ian Shapiro explores this most enduring of political dilemmas in this innovative an