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LegitimacyEthnographies of Legitimacy: Methodological and Theoretical Insights

Legitimacy: Ethnographies of Legitimacy: Methodological and Theoretical Insights [Pioneered in the mid-1990s by a small group of anthropologists, the study on the complex dynamics of legitimacy and legitimation—of ordinary people’s morality and actions, of the law, of politics and governance—has grown into a sophisticated debate that eschews confusion between law and legitimacy. In the face of the growing gap between the rulers and the ruled, this chapter introduces a coherent collective effort by anthropologists and qualitative sociologists to demonstrate the epistemological significance of ethnographic knowledge gained, classically, through long-term field research to our understanding of grassroots processes of legitimacy. As a whole, this endeavour aims to chart new theoretical directions on ‘legitimacy and urban governance’ as a locus of ethnographic research that matters to our urban futures.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

LegitimacyEthnographies of Legitimacy: Methodological and Theoretical Insights

Part of the Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology Book Series
Editors: Pardo, Italo; Prato, Giuliana B.
Pardo, Italo; Prato, Giuliana B.
Legitimacy — Oct 18, 2018
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
ISBN
978-3-319-96237-5
Pages
1 –25
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-96238-2_1
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Abstract

[Pioneered in the mid-1990s by a small group of anthropologists, the study on the complex dynamics of legitimacy and legitimation—of ordinary people’s morality and actions, of the law, of politics and governance—has grown into a sophisticated debate that eschews confusion between law and legitimacy. In the face of the growing gap between the rulers and the ruled, this chapter introduces a coherent collective effort by anthropologists and qualitative sociologists to demonstrate the epistemological significance of ethnographic knowledge gained, classically, through long-term field research to our understanding of grassroots processes of legitimacy. As a whole, this endeavour aims to chart new theoretical directions on ‘legitimacy and urban governance’ as a locus of ethnographic research that matters to our urban futures.]

Published: Oct 18, 2018

Keywords: Legitimacy; Long-term Field Research; Urban Governance; Grassroots Political Activism; Spyridakis

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