EVIDENCE LOG #2 (1)

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Lucas Lombardo 9/4/2023 EVIDENCE LOG #2 Chapter 2 – Power and Legitimacy The purpose of this assignment is to apply the concepts addressed in the text to the country you chose to study this term. ● This log is slightly different from the one you completed last week. All three types of legitimacy are not likely to be found in one country, so you are not being asked to apply each concept to your country. Instead, the application piece of this assignment is listed as a separate question below the evidence log. Please do not neglect to answer it! 1. Please complete the Evidence Log below. CONCEPT DEFINITIONS/EXPLANATIONS ● Find supporting evidence in the TEXTBOOK to answer the question/define the terms. In addition to the definition, please also explain/analyze the term in your own words. ● Please include direct quotations from the textbook in each box. ● NO outside sources may be used in this column. ● Points will be taken off if the textbook is not used and/or if other sources are used. CHARISMATIC LEGITIMACY What is the meaning of this concept? “Built on the force of ideas and the presence of the leader; weakly institutionalized. Example - Revolutionary hero Vladimir Ilyich Lenin” (O’Neil). In a charismatic system, the leader's appeal can be described as rooted in their extraordinary qualities, compelling vision, or persuasive communication skills. In short, this type of legitimacy is characterized by its reliance on a dynamic leader, their powerful ideas, and a relative lack of formal institutionalization, making it a unique but potentially unstable form of authority. Characteristics present in the USSR during the early rule of Vladimir Lenin as mentioned earlier.
TRADITIONAL LEGITIMACY What is the meaning of this concept? “Built by habit and custom over time, stressing history; strongly institutionalized. Example - Monarch Queen Elizabeth II” (O’Neil). I’d definitely agree with this summary, expanding on the definition by emphasizing the importance structures play in the world to the functioning of society and are typically upheld and respected in Traditional States. Examples can include monarchies like the UK, Bhutan, Spain and Oman with established lines of succession or religious institutions with clear hierarchies and rituals RATIONAL-LEGAL LEGITIMACY What is the meaning of this concept? “Built on rules and procedures and the offices that create and enforce those rules; strongly institutionalized. Example - Elected executive Donald Trump” (O’Neil). This definition is very interesting to me, because Rational-Legal Legitimacy can be applied to a wide variety of States. On one hand it can be the basis for a democratic system, with the legitimacy of the government being based on a constitution that outlines the rules for governance, the separation of powers and ensures equality under the Law. At the same time, Rational-Legal Legitimacy can also exist under an Authoritarian State, where the rules and Laws that govern it are so institutionalized that it creates an efficient able to keep the regime in power. 2. Application – Which form of legitimacy is currently present in your chosen state? Choose ONE form only - the form of legitimacy that best describes your country NOW. While there are many ways to describe and analyze the government that rules over China, its most simple form of legitimacy would be labeled as "Rational-Legal Legitimacy." The country operates under a one-party system led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), with its legitimacy largely built on the legal framework established in the early rule of Mao Zadong and refined by Deng Xiaoping. The Chinese government claims legitimacy through the constitution and laws it has put in place, and emphasizes the importance of maintaining stability, economic growth, and social order as key elements of its legitimacy. According to Pitman Potter, “by relying on the socialist legal system as a source of legitimacy, the regime also strengthened its ability to justify specific actions by reference to law (Baogang) .”
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