The legitimation of international organisations: examining the identity of the communities that grant legitimacy

• DOI: 10.1017/s026021051000166x
• Publication Date: 2011-01-27T11:58:44Z
• Authors: JONATHAN SYMONS
• Keywords: Legitimation; Argument (complex analysis)

Abstract ‘Legitimacy’ is commonly cited as one of three fundamental mechanisms social control within both domestic politics and international society. However, despite growing attention to the legitimacy global governance, little consideration has been given identity political communities that must grant an organisation or conditions under which valuable for functioning organisation. In raising responding these questions, this article rejects argument actors gain among all subject constituencies their realm action. Instead, importance a particular constituency variable. The labels variable ‘legitimacy nexus’ outlines five factors are hypothesised contribute calibrating nexus. plausibility proposed schema explored through discussion role in trade regime analysis origins International Labour Organization's anomalous tripartite representative structure.