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This book focuses on the selection process of cabinet ministers in a variety of democratic political systems. It discusses the variety of recruitment patterns in some of parliament-centered systems, federal system, centralized system, one-party-dominant system and majoritarian system.

Des trois types de légitimité définis par Max Weber il y a plus d'un siècle, deux, le traditionnel et le charismatique, sont quasiment inapplicables aujourd'hui. Le seul à conserver sa validité est le troisième, la légitimité rationnelle, mais c'est devenu un amalgame de nombreuses variétés différentes, une collection incohérente de cas dont la diversité fait que ce type n'est plus significatif. La typologie de Weber se trouve ainsi déconnectée du monde contemporain. L'article présente une analyse empirique des raisons de cette obsolescence et démontre la nécessité de renouveler les distinctions : il insiste en particulier sur le rôle des élites dans les processus de légitimation et de délégitimation, ainsi que sur les liens entre illégitimité et défiance.

Two of the three types of legitimacy identified by Max Weber over a century ago, traditional and charismatic, are virtually inapplicable today. The third and only type that remains valid, rational legitimacy, has become an amalgamation of many different varieties, an incoherent collection of cases. Due to this diversity the type is no longer meaningful. Weber's typology is therefore out of touch with the contemporary world. The reasons behind this obsolescence are analysed empirically and the need for new distinctions demonstrated. The role of elites in the legitimation and delegitimation processes is given particular attention, as well as the links between illegitimacy and mistrust.

En mai 1968 la France fut plongée dans une convulsion politico-culturelle qui est restée dans la mémoire collective. Sont traités successivement les points suivants : l'éclipse de la légitimité de Charles de Gaulle ; la détermination du Premier Ministre ; le comportement des leaders communistes et des chefs syndicalistes ; le rôle des leaders de la gauche démocratique ; l'action des protestataires ; la mission des chefs militaires ; le rôle de la police parisienne ; l'attitude passive de la majorité de la population. Le comportement hypothétique des diverses catégories sociales dans l'éventualité d'un soulèvement populaire ou d'une intervention militaire est analysé à partir des résultats d'une enquête effectuée immédiatement après les événements. La guerre civile fut évitée par l'appel de la majorité silencieuse aux urnes. ; In May 1968 France was plunged into a polito-cultural convulsion that has remained engraved in the country's collective memory. The author was an eye-witness of all the events that unfolded between May 26-30. In this paper, the following points are analyzed: crisis of legitimacy of Charles de Gaulle; the Prime Minister as a rock in the storm; behavior of communist leaders and union leaders; role of leaders of the democratic left; action of protestors; role of military leaders; role of the Parisian police; passive attitude of the majority of the population. The potential behavior of various social categories in the event of a popular uprising or military intervention is analysed using results of a survey carried out immediately after the crisis. Civil war was avoided by calling the silent majorities to express their voices in elections.

Two of the three types of legitimacy identified by Max Weber over a century ago, traditional and charismatic, are virtually inapplicable today. The third and only type that remains valid, rational legitimacy, has become an amalgamation of many different varieties, an incoherent collection of cases. Due to this diversity the type is no longer meaningful. Weber's typology is therefore out of touch with the contemporary world. The reasons behind this obsolescence are analysed empirically and the need for new distinctions demonstrated. The role of elites in the legitimation and delegitimation processes is given particular attention, as well as the links between illegitimacy and mistrust. Adapted from the source document.