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 Power, Sovereignty and International Relations

Chapter 4:   Legitimacy of State and Non-State Actors

Power, Sovereignty and International Relations, Chapter 4

Legitimacy of State and Non-State Actors

Essential Questions

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  1. What is legitimacy?

  2. What gives a state legitimacy?

  3. What leads to a loss of state legitimacy?

  4. What gives non-state actors legitimacy?

  5. What is state fragility and can it fuel crises of legitimacy?

  6. How do state fragility and illegitimacy threaten global security?

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