Slojevitost principa legitimiranja vlasti
The Multilayered Principle of the Legitimization of Government

Summary/Abstract: It is possible to demonstrate, in theoretical and in historical terms, that the concept of political legitimacy is open, dynamic, and multilayered. The first steady moment is the permanent need of political orders not to base government on the simple possession of political power but instead to search for some deeper foundations of its political rationalization. Second, a political formula is required that will rationalize the title of rulership and make the very technique of political government easier. The third moment is changeable and problematic: it pertains to the criteria of legitimacy. The three dominant ones are: stability, legality, and worth (the quality of the political order).

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