Book contents
- The Law and Politics of International Legitimacy
- The Law and Politics of International Legitimacy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Setting the Stage
- 1 Political Legitimacy as an Intellectual Journey
- 2 Orders in Transition and Implications for Political Legitimacy
- 3 The Legitimacy–Law Nexus
- Part II Political Legitimacy and Theory of Politics
- Part III The Question of Legitimacy at the International Level
- Part IV Construction of Legitimacy in International Law
- Part V International Legitimacy and Change
- Part VI Criticism and Reconstruction of the Legitimacy of International Law
- Conclusion
- Afterword
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - Political Legitimacy as an Intellectual Journey
from Part I - Setting the Stage
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 July 2025
Book contents
- The Law and Politics of International Legitimacy
- The Law and Politics of International Legitimacy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Setting the Stage
- 1 Political Legitimacy as an Intellectual Journey
- 2 Orders in Transition and Implications for Political Legitimacy
- 3 The Legitimacy–Law Nexus
- Part II Political Legitimacy and Theory of Politics
- Part III The Question of Legitimacy at the International Level
- Part IV Construction of Legitimacy in International Law
- Part V International Legitimacy and Change
- Part VI Criticism and Reconstruction of the Legitimacy of International Law
- Conclusion
- Afterword
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter is a short intellectual biography focusing on my interest and engagement in questions of political legitimacy over the years. The chapter is organized into three parts. I begin by discussing how the issue of legitimacy has been one of my key intellectual concerns ever since I started to do research on politics, initially in the context of the study of political and legal regimes in Latin America (Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay). Next, I highlight my understanding of political legitimacy as a responsibility and what this means for the evaluation and judgment of politics. This understanding builds on one of my previous books, Legitimacy and Politics: A Contribution to the Study of Political Right and Political Responsibility. Finally, I focus on how, gradually, in particular in connection with my work with the United Nations (UN), I became interested in the question of political legitimacy at the international level.
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