Andrea Lippi, Professor of Pollitical Science, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Florence, Italy and Head of the Public Policy and Governance Training Department, Scuola Nazionale dell'Amministrazione – SNA (Italian National School of Government)

‘Following Machiavelli (in critical times, go to the essential issues), Andrea Lippi revisits originally one of the key traditional concepts of politics (legitimacy) and the related process (legitimation). His theoretical analysis brings innovatively to the fore the multifaceted phenomenon and provides guidelines for empirical analysis.’

• Contents:Introduction: Legitimacy and legitimation of politicalauthorities: why and how? 1 From the crisis of legitimacy to the pursuit of legitimation 2 Political authority 3 . Legitimacy 4 . Legitimation 5 Four dynamics of legitimation: a typology 6 The politics of legitimation References

Andrea Lippi, Professor of Pollitical Science, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Florence, Italy and Head of the Public Policy and Governance Training Department, Scuola Nazionale dell'Amministrazione – SNA (Italian National School of Government)

‘Following Machiavelli (in critical times, go to the essential issues), Andrea Lippi revisits originally one of the key traditional concepts of politics (legitimacy) and the related process (legitimation). His theoretical analysis brings innovatively to the fore the multifaceted phenomenon and provides guidelines for empirical analysis.’

• Contents:Introduction: Legitimacy and legitimation of politicalauthorities: why and how? 1 From the crisis of legitimacy to the pursuit of legitimation 2 Political authority 3 . Legitimacy 4 . Legitimation 5 Four dynamics of legitimation: a typology 6 The politics of legitimation References

Andrea Lippi, Professor of Pollitical Science, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Florence, Italy and Head of the Public Policy and Governance Training Department, Scuola Nazionale dell'Amministrazione – SNA (Italian National School of Government)

‘Following Machiavelli (in critical times, go to the essential issues), Andrea Lippi revisits originally one of the key traditional concepts of politics (legitimacy) and the related process (legitimation). His theoretical analysis brings innovatively to the fore the multifaceted phenomenon and provides guidelines for empirical analysis.’

• Contents:Introduction: Legitimacy and legitimation of politicalauthorities: why and how? 1 From the crisis of legitimacy to the pursuit of legitimation 2 Political authority 3 . Legitimacy 4 . Legitimation 5 Four dynamics of legitimation: a typology 6 The politics of legitimation References