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Author: Ian Hurd
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.340kg
ISBN: 9780691138343
ISBN 10: 0691138346
Pages: 234
Publication Date: 21 July 2008
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Language: English
Reviews
Scholars do not fully understand the sources of legitimacy in world affairs or how it shapes and constrains what leaders do, but this book provides important insights by looking closely at one particular site of international authority: the United Nations Security Council. -- G. John Ikenberry Foreign Affairs Hurd explores the intricate relationship between legitimacy and authority in world politics through an empirical study of the UN Security Council. He provides readers a most thoughtful discussion of the concept of legitimacy, explaining what it is, what it is not, and how it is exercised in world politics. -- J.R. Strand Choice Ian Hurd's new book provides a vital contribution to the discussion with a well-specified model of legitimacy that balances a subjective, psychological definition with a structural account of legitimacy's effects. -- C. Cora True-Frost Political Science Quarterly The book succeeds in its main theoretical objective, which is to show how constructivism and rational choice can be complementary. As such, it is essential reading for those who seek a more nuanced understanding of how social facts work in international politics. -- Jennifer M. Welsh International History Review [T]his highly sophisticated analysis adds greatly to the literature in this field. -- Aidan Hehir European Legacy
Scholars do not fully understand the sources of legitimacy in world affairs or how it shapes and constrains what leaders do, but this book provides important insights by looking closely at one particular site of international authority: the United Nations Security Council. -- G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs Hurd explores the intricate relationship between legitimacy and authority in world politics through an empirical study of the UN Security Council. He provides readers a most thoughtful discussion of the concept of legitimacy, explaining what it is, what it is not, and how it is exercised in world politics. -- J.R. Strand, Choice Ian Hurd's new book provides a vital contribution to the discussion with a well-specified model of legitimacy that balances a subjective, psychological definition with a structural account of legitimacy's effects. -- C. Cora True-Frost, Political Science Quarterly The book succeeds in its main theoretical objective, which is to show how constructivism and rational choice can be complementary. As such, it is essential reading for those who seek a more nuanced understanding of how social facts work in international politics. -- Jennifer M. Welsh, International History Review [T]his highly sophisticated analysis adds greatly to the literature in this field. -- Aidan Hehir, European Legacy Ian Hurd has made an important contribution ot the discourse on international relations with his book. -- Patrick Kubart, Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict
Author Information
Ian Hurd is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University.
