1. Political theory and law
Week 3

2. Political theory and law
Week 3 & 4
POWER, AUTHORITY AND LEGITIMACY

3. Political theory and law
POWER

4. POLITICAL THEORY AND LAW
POWER
Ability Pressure Force
Control Subordination Constraint
Dependence

5. Political theory and law
Power
Negative Power
Positive Power

6. Political theory and law
Three ‘dimensions’/’faces’ of power 1. Decision making

8. Political theory and law
Three ‘dimensions’/’faces’ of power 1. Decision making 2. Agenda Setting

10. Political theory and law
Three ‘dimensions’/’faces’ of power
1. Decision-making
2. Agenda-setting
3. Thought Control

13. Political theory and law
Is politics defined by power relations?

14. Political theory and law
AUTHORITY

15. Political Theory and law
AUTHORITY
Consent Morality Will
Autonomy Rationality Freedom
Right Compliance

16. Political theory and law
Authority - Kinds of Authority
1. Traditional Authority

18. Political theory and law
Authority - Kinds of Authority
1. Traditional Authority
2. Charismatic Authority

20. Political theory and law
Authority - Kinds of Authority
1. Traditional Authority
2. Charismatic Authority
3. Legal-rational Authority

22. Political theory and law
Is there a difference between power and authority?

23. Political theory and law
LEGITIMACY

24. Political theory and law
Beetham, Legitimation of Power, 1991
3 ways through which power is legitimized:
Accepted and established principles
Shared beliefs of the government and the governed
Consent on the part of governed

25. Political theory and law
Liberal democracy:
An example of legitimate government?
Constitutions
Elections

26. Political theory and law
Critics of Liberal Democracy
Ideological Hegemony

27. Political theory and law

28. Political theory and law
Critics of Liberal Democracy
Ideological Hegemony
Legitimation Crises