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legitimacy
07 January, 2019

Legitimacy in Global Governance. Sources, Processes, and Consequences.

Oxford: Oxford University Press. Read more about the book: Legitimacy in Global Governance. Sources, Processes, and Consequences.

Type of publication: Books | Bäckstrand, Karin , & Jan Aart Scholte
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03 November, 2017

Deciding the demos: three conceptions of democratic legitimacy

Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2017.1390661 Abstract The prevailing view is that democratic procedures are unable to confer democrati

Type of publication: Journal articles | Beckman, Ludvig
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27 February, 2025

Artificial Intelligence and the Political Legitimacy of Global Governance

Political Studies, vol. 72 Abstract Although the concept of “AI governance” is frequently used in the debate, it is still rather undertheorized. Often it seems to refer to the mechanisms and structures

Type of publication: Journal articles | Erman, Eva , Furendal, Markus
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31 October, 2022

Freedom, Equality, and Justifiability to All: Reinterpreting Liberal Legitimacy

The Journal of Ethics Abstract According to John Rawls’s famous Liberal Principle of Legitimacy, the exercise of political power is legitimate only if it is justifiable to all citizens. The currently dominternalistexternalistinclusive

Type of publication: Journal articles | Andersson, Emil
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09 July, 2019

Democratic legitimacy does not require constitutional referendum. On ‘the constitution’ in theories of constituent power

European Constitutional Law Review, Volume 14, Issue 3, pp. 567-583, doi.org/10.1017/S1574019618000287 Abstract Constitutional referendum – Popular sovereignty – Constituent power – Democratic legitimac

Type of publication: Journal articles | Beckman, Ludvig
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14 August, 2024

Democratic Legitimacy, Institutions for Future Generations and the Problem of Constitutional Power

Chapter in Hélène Ruiz Valérie Rosoux Alessandra Donati (red.), Representing the Absent, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag. Find the full book here > Abstract Recognising widely held concerns regarding ‘presentchapter challenges the contention that democratic legitimacy inexorably requires the inclusion of futuregenerations in democratic decisions. According to two requirements of democratic legitimacy – inclusionand constitutional empowerment – people should be empowered to participate in decisions about policyand law, and to determine the rules structuring the political framework. Drawing a distinction betweenthese requirements, this chapter contends that though it may be feasible to ‘include’ future generations forproxy representation, future generations cannot enjoy ‘constitutional power’.

Type of publication: Chapters | Beckman, Ludvig
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27 August, 2021

Eva Erman: Artificial Intelligence and the Political Legitimacy of Global Governance

Research seminar with Eva Erman. AbstractThe study of the social and ethical impact of AI is still in its infancy and contributions to the field have to keep up with the continuous developments of the important procedural aspects of good AI governance. One of the most important properties of good governance is political legitimacy. Starting out from the assumption that AI governance should be seen as global in scope, this paper has a twofold aim: a) to develop a theoretical framework for theorizing the political legitimacy of global AI governance and b) to demonstrate how it can be used as a critical yardstick for assessing the (lack of) legitimacy of actual instances of AI governance. 

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17 November, 2021
Eva Erman: Artificial Intelligence and the Political Legitimacy of Global Governance

Eva Erman: Artificial Intelligence and the Political Legitimacy of Global Governance

The study of the social and ethical impact of AI is still in its infancy and contributions to the field have to keep up with the continuous developments of the booming AI industry. Though it is widely

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06 July, 2022

Artificial intelligence and democratic legitimacy. The problem of publicity in public authority

AI & Society Abstract Machine learning algorithms (ML) are increasingly used to support decision-making in the exercise of public authority. Here, we argue that an important consideration has been o

Type of publication: Journal articles | Jebari, Karim , & Jonas Hultin Rosenberg
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09 October, 2020

Governing the Climate-Energy Nexus: Institutional Complexity and Its Challenges to Effectiveness and Legitimacy

Cambridge University Press Combating climate change and transitioning to fossil-free energy are two central and interdependent challenges facing humanity today. Governing the nexus of these challenges

Type of publication: Books | Bäckstrand, Karin , , Fariborz, Zelli, Nasiritousi, Naghmeh, Skovgaard, Jakob & Widerberg, Oscar
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