Abstract
The article explores the question of legitimacy at the national and international levels. It starts by showing that in the modern era it is mainly in the context of the national realm that political legitimacy has been recognized and treated as a key issue. The article explains why this has been the case. It continues by indicating that at the international level political legitimacy is equally important. It highlights this idea by unpacking some of the pivotal distinctions and themes that structure the question of political legitimacy internationally, such as: we/them; inside/outside; universalist/particularist; and system/society. It ends with giving historical illustrations of these structural distinctions at work.
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