2014
DOI: 10.1177/1468795x14531695
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Substantive-rational authority: The missing fourth pure type in Weber’s typology of legitimate domination

Abstract: Many scholars have questioned the thoroughness of Max Weber’s typology of authority. The key problem has been that some empirical cases, such as doctors and Soviet leaders, cannot be accounted for by combining Weber’s three pure types of authority. I propose a new solution to this problem by reconstructing Weber’s conceptualization of authority – stressing the doxic (Bourdieu) backup of authority – and modifying his typology – adding a “substantive-rational” type. Unlike previous attempts, this solution meets … Show more

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“…Later writers have identified missing categories in Weber's typology (such as "substantive-rational authority" in Sebastián Guzmán, 2015), finding other reasons for subjects to regard a given order as legitimate and obey when commanded. In his seminal work on the Spanish democratic transition, sociologist Víctor Pérez Díaz (1993, pp.…”
Section: Domination Beyond Myth-makingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Later writers have identified missing categories in Weber's typology (such as "substantive-rational authority" in Sebastián Guzmán, 2015), finding other reasons for subjects to regard a given order as legitimate and obey when commanded. In his seminal work on the Spanish democratic transition, sociologist Víctor Pérez Díaz (1993, pp.…”
Section: Domination Beyond Myth-makingmentioning
confidence: 99%