How do rulers win the consent of the ruled?
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We're excited to announce the first session of Different Class, our series of free seminars programmed and chaired by Dr Jonathan White of the London School of Economics.
We'll start with one of the key questions of political philosophy: when, if ever, should some person or group rule over another? How do they convince us to let them do this? Is it trickery or is there a legitimate reason why we should allow ourselves to be ruled?
Preliminary Reading
Reading: Weber, Max (1914), 'The Types of Legitimate Domination', in Economy and Society.
Online: http://www.scribd.com/doc/441677/Max-Weber-The-Types-of-Legitimate-Domination
Physical: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Economy-Society-Weber/dp/0520035003/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1315318326&sr=8-2
You're strongly advised to have a look at the reading in advance so that you can make a full contribution to the discussion, as we very much hope you will!