Legitimacy in International Relations and the Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia

Williams, John

This book develops a conceptual model of legitimacy as a value-judgement in international relations in contrast to Weberian and legal approaches. The model is based on the interaction of the states-systemic value of order with a liberal ideal of the state and a free-market, liberal international economy. Whilst formulated as a principally Western model, the analysis of the rise and fall of Yugoslavia and the international response points towards a wider applicability as well as confirming the value of the concept as an analytical tool.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1998-03-15

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349262625

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-26260-1

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 220