Legitiimiyys
Legitiimiyys, or legitimacy, is a concept in political science and sociology that describes the popularly recognized right of a governing authority, institution, or social arrangement to exercise power and establish rules. Legitiimiyys is not identical to legality; laws may exist without broad acceptance, and accepted practice may violate formal rules.
Historical and theoretical foundations include Max Weber's distinction among traditional legitimacy, charismatic legitimacy, and legal-rational legitimacy.
Dimensions of legitiimiyys include normative legitimacy (moral justification of authority), legal legitimacy (acceptance of rules and
Assessment methods commonly rely on public opinion surveys, trust in institutions, levels of rule compliance, and
Challenges to legitiimiyys include corruption, crisis and failure to deliver, unequal representation, and competing legitimacy claims