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Political legitimacy

A

is the general belief that the government has the
right to rule/exercise authority. The public view
the government as proper and right for its role.

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source : Charismatic
legitimacy

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President Xi Jinping projects an image of a
strongman abroad, a statesman at home, a
philosopher of communism (Little Red Book Mao)
and a Revolutionary against foreign influence.
* Focuses on Han Chinese over other ethnic groups

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People’s Republic of China:

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from 1982 to 2018
president only served for two five-year terms.

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Silk road initiative

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chinese exports to the world

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important dates for china

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1949 : revolution
1976 : Mao chairman of ccp

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91% of china is :

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Han ethnic group

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The russian federation :

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  • putin projects an image of a defender of the orthodox russian church a strong man with military power
    ex : syria direct intervention, libya wagner group, uses legacy of the soviet union to remind Russians of the glorious days of Russia
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Source : Traditional legitimacy

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UK, northern ireland and Islamic Republic of iran

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Traditional legitimacy (Islamic Republic of Iran)

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Supreme Leader
succeeded by a religious figure who becomes
Supreme Leader. Prior to the Islamic Revolution of
1979, Iran’s legitimacy was also traditional
because the Shah of Iran was the monarch and
succession was based on being from the Pahlavi
dynasty.

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9
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Traditional legitimacy (UK and Northern
Ireland ) :

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Monarchy- succession to the monarcy- Queen Elizabeth II ( House of Windsor)

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Rational-Legal: Nigeria

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Office of the President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria
* President holds office for four years, renewable
once
* President Muhammadu Buhari, does not seek a
cult of personality.

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Source: Rational-Legal
legitimacy

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  • Built on rules and procedures and the offices that
    create and enforce those rules
  • System of laws that are presumed to be neutral or
    rational
  • It is not the individual leaders who are important,
    or their values or ideas, but the office they hold.
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Rational-Legal: Mexico

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  • Office of the President of the United Mexican
    States.
  • President Andres Obrador holds office for six
    years, no re-election.
  • Strong public trust in the system and its
    institutions, not necessarily the political officials.
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12
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Other sources

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  • Constitution
  • Religion
  • Revolution
  • Ideology
  • Competitive Elections
  • Referendums
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Policy Effectiveness:

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Government action works

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13
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How to sustain legitimacy

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Policy Effectiveness, Political Efficacy, Charismatic leadership and Institutionalized laws

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Political Efficacy

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People feel they can understand
and influence politics

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Tradition

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sustained from the past to the present.
How things are done in the past are used to
determine what to do in the present.

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Charismatic leadership

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Exceptional loyalty to a
leader

17
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Institutionalized laws

A

established processes of
procedure to make determination

18
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Devolution in the U.K. has strengthened the
legitimacy of the UK government :

A

because IRA
terrorist activities were reduced. A New IRA was
created in 2012 by splitting from the Provisional
IRA because it felt Northern Ireland should still be
independent, but only number less than 600
members.

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Devolution in the U.K. has weakened legitimacy of
the UK government :

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because separatist parties
have a role in Scotland, and Wales.

20
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China 1949 Communists led by

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Mao Zedong

21
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Iran 1979 Led by

A

Ayatollah Khomenei

22
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Mexico 1910 Led by

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Madero, Villa

23
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Coup iran

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1953 PM Mosadegh overthrown in iran

23
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Russia 1917 Communists led by

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Lenin

24
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Coup Mexico

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1913 and 1920 by Generals in Mexico

25
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Coup Nigeria

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1966-1993 series of military coups in Nigeria

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Coup Russia

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1993 Yeltsin shuts down Parliament

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(Reform) in China

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Grant ethnic minorities language rights in 1983 Constitution

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(Reform) in UK

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Devolution

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(Reform) Mexico

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Creation of independent Election commission, mixed-party system

30
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(Reform) in Nigeria

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Informal power sharing between North
and South

31
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(Reform) in Russia

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1993 Constitution

32
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What is Political Stability

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The goal is to maintain sovereignty
and authority in the state.

33
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To be politically stable, you need to
have all of the following under control

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Sovereignty, Government, Population and Territories

34
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Challenges to Political Stability:
Internal/External factors

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  • Loss of territory: invasion,
    separatists/independence movements.
  • Loss of population: emigration (brain
    drain)
  • Loss of government authority: large-scale,
    violent protests, social movements, coups
  • Loss of sovereignty: revolution, regime
    change
35
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Corruption

A

government misuse of authority

36
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Corruption Perception Index:

A

The CPI scores and ranks countries/territories based on how corrupt a country’s public sector is perceived to be by
experts and business executives. It is a composite
index, a combination of 13 surveys and assessments of corruption, collected by a variety of reputable institutions. The CPI is the most widely used indicator of corruption worldwide.

37
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CPI 0-100

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( 0-9 Being Highly corrupt and 90-100
most clean)

38
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Fragile State Index

A

Measures how susceptible a state is
to collapse ( used to be known as
Failed States Index)

39
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FSI : 0-120

A

( 0-29 being sustainable and
90-120 being highly fragile)

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