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A State of Illegitimacy: The Dynamics of Criminal and State Legitimacy in MexicoBenjamin J. Mackey - The following paper seeks to elucidate the complex processes involved in the Mexican State’s loss of authority and the subsequent acquisition of this authority by armed criminal groups operating in that country. In theoretical terms, this authority is termed... Keep Reading »
On Obedience as Identity: Milgram and the Banality of EvilLukas Holschuh - Attempting to find scientific explanations for the Holocaust (Russell, 2011), Milgram designed the experiment to test ordinary people’s susceptibility to authority. Subjects were instructed to administer increasingly strong electric shocks via a specially designed... Keep Reading »
Erich Remarque's Depiction of Authority Styles in All Quiet on the Western FrontKathryn Carethers - All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque’s celebrated 1929 novel, depicts the emotional and brutal experience of World War I through the eyes of a young German soldier. This soldier, Paul Baümer, grapples with death, regret, and the powerful... Keep Reading »
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The Source and Nature of Power: Comparing "Noumenal" and "Structural" Power According to Forst and StrangeShaun Docherty - Their protest challenged the paradigm of power as it existed at the time, specifically by revealing the limitations of the state's ability to exercise its will even in a situation where the state wielded seemingly absolute authority.[1] Power, as Rainer Forst argues... Keep Reading »
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