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Legitimate rule, sovereignty and transnational democracy

Lookup NU author(s): Emeritus Professor William Outhwaite

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Abstract

Beginning with a critical discussion of Max Weber’s concept of legitimate rule, this article explores the interplay between national and transnational democracy, the authoritarian degeneration of many democratic states such as Hungary, often with a rhetoric of national sovereignty, and the prospects for extending transnational democracy in the European Union. Europe is trusted more than their national state by most Europeans, but governance at both levels is threatened by populist challenges.

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Author(s): Outhwaite W

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Political Power

Year: 2023

Volume: 16

Issue: 1

Pages: 7-22

Online publication date: 20/10/2022

Acceptance date: 06/10/2022

ISSN (electronic): 2158-3803

Publisher: Routledge

URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/2158379X.2023.2135808

DOI: 10.1080/2158379X.2023.2135808

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