Legitimation Crisis
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"Legitimation Crisis" is a major work of critical social theory by Jürgen Habermas that analyzes how advanced capitalist societies face systemic crises when their political and social institutions lose public trust and normative justification.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Legitimation Crisis canonical | 1 |
| Legitimation Crisis (English edition) | 1 |
| Legitimationsprobleme im Spätkapitalismus | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legitimation Crisis Context triple: [Thomas McCarthy, translatedWork, Legitimation Crisis]
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The Modern Social Conflict
The Modern Social Conflict is a sociological work by Ralf Dahrendorf that analyzes the nature, causes, and dynamics of social conflict in modern industrial societies.
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The Consequences of Modernity
The Consequences of Modernity is a seminal sociological work by Anthony Giddens that analyzes how modern social institutions, risk, and globalization transform everyday life and reshape our understanding of time, space, and identity.
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C.
The Struggle for Recognition
The Struggle for Recognition is a seminal work of social and political philosophy by Axel Honneth that develops a theory of social conflicts and justice based on the human need for intersubjective recognition.
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D.
Political Order in Changing Societies
Political Order in Changing Societies is a seminal 1968 work of political science that analyzes how rapid modernization and weak institutions can lead to political instability and violence in developing countries.
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E.
The Civic Culture
The Civic Culture is a seminal political science book that analyzes how citizens’ attitudes and political participation shape stable democratic systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legitimation Crisis Target entity description: "Legitimation Crisis" is a major work of critical social theory by Jürgen Habermas that analyzes how advanced capitalist societies face systemic crises when their political and social institutions lose public trust and normative justification.
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A.
The Modern Social Conflict
The Modern Social Conflict is a sociological work by Ralf Dahrendorf that analyzes the nature, causes, and dynamics of social conflict in modern industrial societies.
-
B.
The Consequences of Modernity
The Consequences of Modernity is a seminal sociological work by Anthony Giddens that analyzes how modern social institutions, risk, and globalization transform everyday life and reshape our understanding of time, space, and identity.
-
C.
The Struggle for Recognition
The Struggle for Recognition is a seminal work of social and political philosophy by Axel Honneth that develops a theory of social conflicts and justice based on the human need for intersubjective recognition.
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D.
Political Order in Changing Societies
Political Order in Changing Societies is a seminal 1968 work of political science that analyzes how rapid modernization and weak institutions can lead to political instability and violence in developing countries.
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E.
The Civic Culture
The Civic Culture is a seminal political science book that analyzes how citizens’ attitudes and political participation shape stable democratic systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of critical social theory ⓘ |
| addresses |
advanced capitalist societies
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welfare state capitalism ⓘ |
| argues |
crises can shift from the economic system to the political and socio-cultural systems
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political systems must secure mass loyalty through normative justification ⓘ state intervention in the economy generates new legitimation demands ⓘ |
| author | Jürgen Habermas ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
administrative state
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normative justification ⓘ public sphere ⓘ social integration ⓘ steering media ⓘ system integration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | West Germany ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
philosophy
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political science ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| genre |
critical theory
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political sociology ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
Legitimation Crisis (English edition)
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linked to:
Legitimation Crisis
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| hasPart |
analysis of economic crises
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analysis of legitimation crises ⓘ analysis of motivation crises ⓘ analysis of rationality crises ⓘ |
| influenced |
later debates on governance and legitimacy
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legitimacy theory in political science ⓘ political sociology of the welfare state ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Frankfurt School
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Karl Marx ⓘ Max Weber ⓘ Talcott Parsons ⓘ Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
crisis tendencies of late capitalism
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legitimation crisis in advanced capitalism ⓘ political legitimacy ⓘ systems theory and social integration ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
distinction between system and lifeworld
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typology of crisis tendencies in late capitalism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Legitimationsprobleme im Spätkapitalismus
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linked to:
Legitimation Crisis
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| proposes | link between systemic crises and loss of legitimacy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| publisher | Suhrkamp Verlag ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere
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The Theory of Communicative Action ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
critical theory of the Frankfurt School
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systems theory ⓘ |
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linked to: Legitimation Crisis
linked to: Legitimation Crisis