{"id":1020,"date":"2026-08-09T18:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/comment-on-the-tools-of-legitimation-of-the-state-i-oooo-eee-upsc-psir-pyq-0703\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T21:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:26:15","slug":"comment-on-the-tools-of-legitimation-of-the-state-upsc-psir-2021-0703","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/comment-on-the-tools-of-legitimation-of-the-state-upsc-psir-2021-0703\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment on the Tools of legitimation of the State."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>&mdash; how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">R1 Legitimacy transforms naked power into rightful authority \u2192 obedience from duty, not fear R2 Rousseau: turn strength into right, obedience into duty \u2192 state needs definite tools<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">Legitimation = securing popular allegiance ~. internal tools: law &amp; order + peace.. rights + free press.. participation + inclusive state-building \u2192 services + welfare \u2192 constitutionalism + public accountability as checks \u2192 external tool: mutual recognition \u2192 distinct political entity \u2192 indicators: taxes, national symbols, voting, acceptance \u2192 Lipset (Political Man): a condition for stable democracy<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">Tools not foolproof \u2192 Habermas: crisis tendencies when capitalist economy &amp; democratic demands pull apart<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">R1 Tools = bridge converting power into willing obedience R2 Legitimacy must be earned and renewed, not assumed<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[40],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[52],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1020","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-40","pyq_marks-10-marks","pyq_topic-power-authority-legitimacy","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2441,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1020\/revisions\/2441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1020"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1020"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1020"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}