"Ian Clark's book offers the most comprehensive analysis of legitimacy in international relations available today, in the process breathing new life into the concept of international society. Few international relations scholars today can demonstrate such range and relevance."--Perspectives on Politics
"In short, this is a superb, provocative volume that has in one swoop placed legitimacy firmly on the agenda and significantly raised the intellectual bar on its study. It is essential and rewarding reading."--International Affairs
"Ian Clark's Legitimacy in International Society is a timely contribution...Clark has provided us with a rich understanding of the role of this concept in IR, and in doing so has secured its place in the English Schools lexicon."--Political Studies Review
"'Clark's book deserves a wide reading. He seamlessly incorporates history and theory into an insightful analysis of an important concept."--Politics and Ethics
"Clark provides one of the most systematic and historically informed accounts of international legitimacy to appear in many years."--Foreign Affairs
Review
"Ian Clark's book offers the most comprehensive analysis of legitimacy in international relations available today, in the process breathing new life into the concept of international society. Few international relations scholars today can demonstrate such range and relevance."--Perspectives on Politics
"In short, this is a superb, provocative volume that has in one swoop placed legitimacy firmly on the agenda and significantly raised the intellectual bar on its study. It is essential and rewarding reading."--International Affairs
"Ian Clark's Legitimacy in International Society is a timely contribution...Clark has provided us with a rich understanding of the role of this concept in IR, and in doing so has secured its place in the English Schools lexicon."--Political Studies Review
"'Clark's book deserves a wide reading. He seamlessly incorporates history and theory into an insightful analysis of an important concept."--Politics and Ethics
"Clark provides one of the most systematic and historically informed accounts of international legitimacy to appear in many years."--Foreign Affairs
Book Description
The first historically and theoretically grounded analysis of the legitimacy of international events in contemporary society.
From the Publisher
Ian Clark Professor of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
About the Author
Ian Clark Professor of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.