A Kurdish public strike is constitutional action by other means. In Iranian Kurdistan, it is not merely economic pressure. It ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Legitimacy is one of the fundamental topics of the social and political sciences, as well as a valid issue in contemporary Western societies.

On January 28, the Awami League (AL) declared a series of political programs, including strikes and blockades, in an attempt to rebuild its support in Bangladesh. In the aftermath of the July 2024 ...

Just ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy, the Chinese State Council Information Office published a whitepaper outlining its distinctive conception of democracy. Much of China’s ...

Central to most enquiries into political obligation is the question of what makes it rightful to obey governments or, at any rate, to defer to their demands. Important though this question is, it is ...

Political theory and political philosophy are disciplines that interrogate the fundamental principles underlying political life, ranging from the nature and legitimacy of power to the evaluation of ...

Despite appearances, the powerful don’t simply think politics is all about who gets more. At least, they don’t behave as if they do. They certainly are concerned with their material standing relative ...

Procedural fairness can be beneficial in four ways. First, it can advance substantive equity (fairness in the distribution of benefits like health care and burdens like insurance contributions) by ...