Authority Versus Legitimacy

Authority Versus Legitimacy

When power remains, but consent dissolves I recently read an article on Time that described a situation both disturbing and increasingly familiar. It outlined a presidency that generates global tension on an almost daily basis. A leader who, in the eyes of roughly...

Leadership Is Not a Spiritual Journey

Leadership Is Not a Spiritual Journey

And why that is exactly where its strength lies There is a recurring impulse to frame leadership as something spiritual. The greater the responsibility, the stronger the urge to surround it with concepts such as awareness, purpose, calling, or even enlightenment. In...

When Mayors Act Like Heads of State

When Mayors Act Like Heads of State

Why Management-Level “Leadership” Breaks Down Across Europe and beyond, a new form of local boldness is widely applauded. Media outlets highlight mayors who challenge extremism, reshape cities, and forge international partnerships to address housing shortages or...

Authority versus Legitimacy by Arvid Buit

When authority survives but legitimacy collapses

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