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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2557-2583 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Review of International Studies |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2011 |
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The legitimation of international organisations : examining the identity of the communities that grant legitimacy. / SYMONS, Jonathan.
In: Review of International Studies, Vol. 37, No. 5, 01.01.2011, p. 2557-2583.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - The legitimation of international organisations : examining the identity of the communities that grant legitimacy
AU - SYMONS, Jonathan
PY - 2011/1/1
Y1 - 2011/1/1
N2 - Legitimacy is commonly cited as one of three fundamental mechanisms of social control within both domestic politics and international society. However, despite growing attention to the legitimacy of global governance, little consideration has been given to the identity of the political communities that must grant legitimacy to an international organisation or to the conditions under which legitimacy is valuable for the functioning of that organisation. In raising and responding to these questions, this article rejects the argument that actors must gain legitimacy among all subject social constituencies within their political realm of action. Instead, the importance of legitimacy within a particular constituency is a variable. The article labels this variable a legitimacy nexus and outlines five factors that are hypothesised to contribute to calibrating a legitimacy nexus. The plausibility of the proposed schema is explored through discussion of the role of legitimacy in the trade regime and analysis of the origins of the International Labour Organization's anomalous tripartite representative structure.
AB - Legitimacy is commonly cited as one of three fundamental mechanisms of social control within both domestic politics and international society. However, despite growing attention to the legitimacy of global governance, little consideration has been given to the identity of the political communities that must grant legitimacy to an international organisation or to the conditions under which legitimacy is valuable for the functioning of that organisation. In raising and responding to these questions, this article rejects the argument that actors must gain legitimacy among all subject social constituencies within their political realm of action. Instead, the importance of legitimacy within a particular constituency is a variable. The article labels this variable a legitimacy nexus and outlines five factors that are hypothesised to contribute to calibrating a legitimacy nexus. The plausibility of the proposed schema is explored through discussion of the role of legitimacy in the trade regime and analysis of the origins of the International Labour Organization's anomalous tripartite representative structure.
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/6637
U2 - 10.1017/S026021051000166X
DO - 10.1017/S026021051000166X
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
VL - 37
SP - 2557
EP - 2583
JO - Review of International Studies
JF - Review of International Studies
SN - 0260-2105
IS - 5
ER -