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State Legitimacy and the Role of Morality

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Political Legitimization without Morality?

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Kühnelt, J. (2008). State Legitimacy and the Role of Morality. In: Kühnelt, J. (eds) Political Legitimization without Morality?. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8576-5_1

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