Questions of Legitimacy

Question 1

_________ 3 pillars of stability are _______, ________ and __________

Answer 1

Gerschewski’s, legitimation, repression, co-optation

Question 2

Autocracies use ________ _________ institutions (e.g. legislatures) to _______ _____ _____ and to reach _______ _______ of repression

Answer 2

seemingly democratic, prolong their rule, optimal degrees

Question 3

Quote from __________: “Rousseau’s famous _______ that even the _________ needs to transform _______ to ______, as he would never be _______ _______ to be always the ________, applies to the ___________ context as well”

Answer 3

Gerschewski, dictum, strongest, strength, right, strong enough, master, autocratic

Question 4

___________ mechanism will become ____-________ if actors believe it to be ____ or ________, e.g. __________ in North Korea

Answer 4

Legitimation, self-reinforcing, just, appropriate, indoctrination

Question 5

___________ function can be weakened by _________ and lead to __________

Answer 5

Legitimation, repression, instability

Question 6

In _____________ regimes, authority is maintained through ________ _______ and the ______ to _____ lies in the _______ as opposed to their ________ which means that ________ and _______ interests are blurred and this risks compromising ____________

Answer 6

neopatrimonial, personal patronage, right, rule, person, office, private, public, legitimacy

Question 7

What is legitimacy? Is it __________ (eg. ______)? Is it a _________ of ________ thing?

Answer 7

procedural, elections, foundation, power