... under which we live is a legitimate one. Citizens can choose between different baskets of policies every five years and maintain long-term control of their governance. Yet a key question to ask when discussing the title of this essay is in whose eyes is the ruling regime legitimate? If it is in the eyes of the subject or citizen of the regime ... for and obedience to the state could be considered legitimate (such as North Korea), however, if we are questioning legitimacy through the eyes of the impartial observer then we must ask what it is that confers legitimacy on regimes normatively...

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