According to Weber, there are three pure types of
legitimate authority -- three ways in which rulers can claim that their power is
legitimately held. The three
are:
- Rational/legal grounds. This is the sort
of legitimacy that our rulers have today. They are legitimate because we have set up
rules for how people may gain power. They have followed those rules and so therefore
they have the right to hold power. - Traditional grounds.
This is, for example, the divine right of kings. These rulers are legitimate because of
tradition -- because people from their family have always held
power. - Charismatic grounds. This is when a person holds
power by the simple force of his or her personality. People trust this ruler because of
his/her personal qualities.
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