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Legitimation Through Performance

Legitimation Through Performance is a theoretical framework within political dramaturgy that explains how political actors achieve perceived legitimacy by strategically enacting symbolic actions and rhetorical displays in public arenas to align their authority with societal expectations and norms.

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26

Authors

18

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

18

The Mandate of Heaven and Performance Legitimation in Historical and Contemporary China

Dingxin Zhao · American Behavioral Scientist · 2009 · 360 citations

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What autocracies say (and what citizens hear): proposing four mechanisms of autocratic legitimation

Alexander Dukalskis, Johannes Gerschewski · Contemporary Politics · 2017 · 274 citations

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Processes of Legitimation: Recent Developments and New Directions

Morris Zelditch · Social Psychology Quarterly · 2001 · 274 citations

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“Performance Legitimacy” and China’s Political Adaptation Strategy

Yuchao Zhu · Journal of Chinese Political Science · 2011 · 266 citations

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Strategy as performative practice

Martin Kornberger, Stewart Clegg · Strategic Organization · 2011 · 244 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. MK
    Martin Kornberger

    University of Technology Sydney, Australia

    1 publications · 244 citations

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  2. AJ
    Alan J. Richardson

    Queen's University, Canada

    1 publications · 35 citations

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  3. CK
    Cheng‐Chwee Kuik

    National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

    1 publications · 33 citations

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  4. AC
    Andrea Cassani

    University of Milan, Italy

    1 publications · 92 citations

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  5. SC
    Stewart Clegg

    University of Technology Sydney, Australia

    1 publications · 244 citations

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Institutions

18

  1. Witten/Herdecke University

    Witten, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  2. Université Laval

    Québec, Canada

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    114 citations

  3. Copenhagen Business School

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    244 citations

  4. University of Milan

    Milan, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    92 citations

  5. University of Otago

    Dunedin, New Zealand

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

  6. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  7. Universidade Nova de Lisboa

    Lisbon, Portugal

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    244 citations

  8. University of York

    York, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    45 citations

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Venues

  1. Contemporary Politics

    2 publications · 366 citations

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  2. Journal of Chinese Political Science

    JCPS · 1 publications · 266 citations

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  3. Argumentation

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  4. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 1 publications · 43 citations

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