Having your legitimacy questioned can happen to anyone, particularly in novel, tense, or challenging circumstances. Here are ...

The term "performance legitimacy" emerged in political discussions following remarkable economic developments in countries such as Singapore, South Korea, and the People’s Republic of China, where, ...

If everyone received everything at all times, the idea, concept, or practice of politics would scarcely exist. Yet, throughout history, it remains a firm fact that human experience rarely provides ...

2020 has been a challenging year. For some challenges, such as the coronavirus, a light is appearing at the end of the tunnel. But for others, the true consequences may be only beginning to appear.

In recent months, waves of protests have rocked first Sudan and Egypt, and now Iraq and Lebanon. The protests represent the most formidable challenge to the status quo since the Arab Spring protests, ...

Overall, the comparison between Cromwell’s republic and the Islamic Republic reveals a recurring pattern: an initial promise of liberation, gradual concentration of power, expansion of bureaucratic ...

The legitimacy of regional and international organizations is increasingly under attack due to issues such as climate change and rising nationalism around the world. As an organization’s ability to ...

With the Supreme Court possibly facing a legitimacy crisis and political parties picking or promoting "reliable" or "loyal" nominees, the supreme court could lose not only its credibility, but also a ...

Earlier in September, Wang Qishan, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s de facto right hand man, openly discussed the question of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) legitimacy at the “Party and the World ...

For most of modern capitalism, corporations answered one central question: Can you generate profit? But the defining corporate question of the 2020s has quietly changed: Do you deserve to exist?