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Authority Norms

Authority Norms is a normative framework within moral philosophy that prescribes the legitimacy and obligation to obey rules or directives established by recognized governing bodies or institutional powers, distinguishing it from other moral norms by grounding ethical compliance in hierarchical authority structures rather than individual conscience, cultural tradition, or utilitarian reasoning.

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109

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66

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2017–2026

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Publications

62

Encounters with Unjust Authority

Gerald Marwell, William A. Gamson, Bruce Fireman et al. · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1984 · 540 citations · Full text

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The Milgram Paradigm After 35 Years: Some Things We Now Know About Obedience to Authority<sup>1</sup>

Thomas Blass · Journal of Applied Social Psychology · 1999 · 268 citations

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Normative Hierarchy in International Law

Dinah Shelton · American Journal of International Law · 2006 · 251 citations

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Encounters with Unjust Authority.

David A. Snow, William A. Gamson, Bruce Fireman et al. · Social Forces · 1984 · 231 citations

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The Media, the War in Vietnam, and Political Support: A Critique of the Thesis of an Oppositional Media

Daniel C. Hallin · The Journal of Politics · 1984 · 202 citations

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Authors

109

  1. WA
    William A. Gamson

    Boston College, United States

    2 publications · 771 citations

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  2. SP
    Shannon Portillo

    University of Kansas, United States

    2 publications · 82 citations

    2

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  3. TR
    Tom R. Tyler

    New York University, United States

    2 publications · 50 citations

    2

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  4. SR
    Steven Rytina

    McGill University, Canada

    2 publications · 771 citations

    2

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  5. BF
    Bruce Fireman

    Kaiser Permanente, United States

    2 publications · 771 citations

    2

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Institutions

66

  1. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    248 citations

  2. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    311 citations

  3. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    113 citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    2.3K citations

  5. Queensland Health

    Brisbane, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    45 citations

  6. University of Denver

    Denver, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  7. DePaul University

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  8. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    90 citations

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Venues

  1. Law & Society Review

    2 publications · 82 citations

    2

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  2. The Journal of Politics

    JP · 2 publications · 221 citations

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  3. Administration & Society

    AAS · 2 publications · 74 citations

    2

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  4. The American Review of Public Administration

    ARPA · 2 publications · 38 citations

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  5. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies

    JIRST · 1 publications · 24 citations

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