Power and justice: Toward an understanding of legitimacy

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 376-399

  Hegtvedt, Karen A ^a   Johnson, Cathryn ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Justice; Legitimacy; Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350437710     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764209338798     Document Type: Article

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