Lecture 2

Question 1

What are some functions of legitimacy?

Answer 1

1) legitimacy enables IO to remain as focal arena for state’s cooperation

2) legitimacy enables ability of IOs to develop new rules/norms

3) legitimacy = enforcement mechanism -> ensures compliance

4) legitimacy = needed in a democracy
-> if no legitimacy => democratic deficit
“legitimacy of IOs also speak to fundamental normative concerns about GG”

Question 2

What is the difference between an audience and constituency?

Answer 2

• audience? = state and societal actors (govnm elites, ordinary citizens, …)
• constituencies? = audiences bound by authority of IO (govnm and citizens from member states)

Question 3

What is the difference between legitimacy and support?

Answer 3

• Support: driven by instrumental cost-benefit calculation: short-term
• Legitimacy: reservoir of confidence -> not dependent on short-term satisfaction/decisions that go against self-interest

Question 4

What is legitimation and delegitimation?

Answer 4

LEGITIMATION
= where actors seek to make a pol institution more legitimate by boosting beliefs that its rules is exercised appropriately

DELEGITIMATION
= where actors seek to undermine legitimacy of pol institution by challenging the appropriateness of its exercise of authority