This book debates the nature and functions of authority: it examines how far our inherited images of authority derive from an aristocratic and traditional order and considers which models of authority are still relevant in a democratic and rationalist society. It discusses the characteristics of the authority relationship, whether political authority differs from other kinds of authority, how authority relates to power and whether authority should be distinguished from the concept of legitimate rule. The latter part of the book explores the relevance or irrelevance of authority in contemporary society. In particular it examines recent libertarian arguments for the rejection of all forms of authority and the special problems of creating and maintaining authority after revolution.
| ISBN: | 9780415653626 |
| Publication date: | 2nd August 2012 |
| Author: | April Coventry University, UK University of Queensland, Australia Carter |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 102 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: Political Science |
| Genres: |
Political science and theory |
This book debates the nature and functions of authority: it examines how far our inherited images of authority derive from an aristocratic and traditional order and considers which models of authority are still relevant in a democratic and rationalist society. It discusses the characteristics of the authority relationship, whether political authority differs from other kinds of authority, how authority relates to power and whether authority should be distinguished from the concept of legitimate rule. The latter part of the book explores the relevance or irrelevance of authority in contemporary society. In particular it examines recent libertarian arguments for the rejection of all forms of authority and the special problems of creating and maintaining authority after revolution.
Authority and Democracy (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 5) features in the following genres: Political science and theory
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Authority and Democracy (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 5) was written by April Coventry University, UK University of Queensland, Australia Carter and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Authority and Democracy (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 5) has 102 pages
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