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1. Legitimacy

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   Theoretical Foundations
   The study of political legitimacy is historically rooted in theories of the social contract and divine right. While early formulations focused on transcendental justifications, modern empirical approaches tend to focus on observable behavioral compliance indicators, such as low rates of civil disobedience and high levels of tax compliance [3].
   Max Weber's Typology

2. Politics

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   Non-Violent Conflict
   Political struggle extends beyond formal elections. Civil society organizations, advocacy groups, and protest movements apply pressure to the state apparatus. Civil disobedience, as conceptualized by thinkers like Henry David Thoreau, involves the conscientious, public refusal to obey certain laws or demands of a government, usually as a symbolic political protest. The effectiveness of civil disobedience often correlates with the degree to which the state's primary source of legitimacy (e.g., popular su…