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Write on the following in about 150 words: Legitimacy is always a ‘social construct’.

  • UPSC 2026
  • 10 marks
  • Concept of Power, Hegemony, Ideology and Legitimacy

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To call legitimacy a social construct is to say that rightful rule exists only because people collectively believe in it and act on that belief, not because it is found in nature. The claim holds for legitimacy as a fact. The word "always" fails for legitimacy as a standard.

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  • The Constructivist Case
  • Why "Always" Overreaches
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