Contents
Editorial Note
About the Authors
The Sociology of Legitimation: an Introduction (Roberto Cipriani)
PART I
THEORIES OF LEGITIMATION
Legitimation, Representationand Power (Franco Ferrarotti)
The Moral Question and Legitimation (Achille Ardigò)
Legitimation and Society: a Criticai Review (Alberto Izzo)
PART II
FORMS AND CONTENTS OF LEGITIMATION
Legitimacyand Legitimization (François Bourricaud)
Sociality as Legitimation of Sociological Method (Michel Maffesoli)
PART III HYPOTHESES ON LEGITIMATION
Legitimation Processes in Politics and Religion (Robert N. Bellah)
The Representation of Society within Society (Niklas luhmann)
PART IV
REMARKS ON LEGITIMATION
Comments on legitimation (Thomas Luckmann)
Legitimacy and Political Processes (John Fraser)
A Different Historical Perspective on legitimation (Srdjan Vrcan)
Résumés
Bibliography