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Bruce Gilley
Other affiliations: Princeton University, The New School, Queen's University
Bio: Bruce Gilley is an academic researcher from Portland State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: China & Democracy. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 61 publications receiving 2329 citations. Previous affiliations of Bruce Gilley include Princeton University & The New School.
Topics: China, Democracy, Politics, Legitimacy, Communism
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a quantitative measurement of the political legitimacy of states in the late 1990s and early 2000s for 72 states containing 5.1 billion people, or 83 per cent of the world's population.
Abstract: . This article presents a quantitative measurement of the political legitimacy of states in the late 1990s and early 2000s for 72 states containing 5.1 billion people, or 83 per cent of the world's population. First, the concept of state legitimacy is defined and justified. The definition includes the subjects, objects and sub-types of legitimacy. A strategy to achieve replicable cross-national measurements of legitimacy is then outlined and implemented, including a discussion of data sources and three alternative aggregation methods. The results are briefly examined and tested, and the uncertainties of quantitative measures discussed. Finally, the role of supplementary qualitative measurement is considered.
336 citations
TL;DR: This paper explored the meaning, causes, and consequences of authoritarian environmentalism in the case of China's climate change policy and found that it is more effective in producing policy outputs than outcomes.
Abstract: Authoritarian environmentalism is a non-participatory approach to public policy-making and implementation in the face of severe environmental challenges. Using the case of China's climate change policy, the meaning, causes, and consequences of authoritarian environmentalism are explored. A key finding is that authoritarian environmentalism is more effective in producing policy outputs than outcomes. Theoretical and policy implications follow.
301 citations
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03 Mar 2009
TL;DR: The empirical study of legitimacy as discussed by the authors has been used to examine the sources of legitimacy, change over time, and the consequences of legitimacy in the context of Uganda after 1986, and to widen our horizons.
Abstract: The empirical study of legitimacy -- Sources of legitimacy -- Change over time : legitimation -- An historical case : Uganda after 1986 -- The consequences of legitimacy -- Conclusion : widening our horizons.
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TL;DR: This article examined a range of potential causal variables of state legitimacy using a globally representative set of 72 countries accounting for 83 percent of the world's population, and found a significant positive correlation between performance and legitimacy.
Abstract: This article examines a range of potential causal variables of state legitimacy using a globally representative set of 72 countries accounting for 83 percent of the world’s population. Major theories of legitimacy determinants are advanced and tested using survey and expert data. Three variables (which measure good governance, democratic rights, and welfare gains) are then chosen from among all strongly correlated variables as being the most plausible basis for a causal theory. The theory is then further tested using 31 pairs of countries with similar income levels and in similar regions, which shows a significant positive correlation between performance and legitimacy. The article concludes with suggestions for further research.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors elaborate the relative importance of various sources of legitimacy as they are shifting over time, as well as inherent dilemmas and limitations in China's elite discourse during the reform period and particularly during the last decade.
Abstract: Portland State University The contemporary politics of China reflect an ongoing effort by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to reclaim the right to rule in light of the consequences of economic development, international pressures, and historical change China’s regime stands out within the Asian region for its success in the effort of adapting to change and ensuring its continuity Focusing on changes in China’s elite discourse during the reform period and particularly during the last decade, the aim of this article is to elaborate the relative importance of various sources of legitimacy as they are shifting over time, as well as inherent dilemmas and limitations There is evidence of an agile, responsive, and creative party effort to relegitimate the postrevolutionary regime through economic performance, nationalism, ideology, culture, governance, and democracy At the same time, the study finds a clear shift in emphasis from an earlier economic-nationalistic approach to a more ideologicalinstitutional approach
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TL;DR: Why Men Rebel was first published in 1970 on the heels of a decade of political violence and protest not only in remote corners of Africa and Southeast Asia, but also at home in the United States as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Why Men Rebel was first published in 1970 on the heels of a decade of political violence and protest not only in remote corners of Africa and Southeast Asia, but also at home in the United States. Forty years later, the world is riveted on uprisings in the Middle East, and the United States has been overtaken by a focus on international terrorism and a fascination with citizen movements at home and abroad. Do the arguments of 1970 apply today? Why Men Rebel lends new insight into contemporary challenges of transnational recruitment and organization, multimedia mobilization, and terrorism.
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