Legitimacy and the Discourse of Revolution

• Published in: Социология: теория, методы, маркетинг
• Date: 2016
• Main Author: Bilyi, O.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iнститут соціології НАН України 2016
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/182052
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Legitimacy and the Discourse of Revolution / O. Bilyi // Социология: теория, методы, маркетинг. — 2016. — № 4. — С. 189-200. — англ.

The paper analyses the phenomenon of legitimacy crisis as a key factor for the revolutionary change. The latter opens the way to a new rationalisation of history, generating new political narratives and giving birth to a new system of laws. This system encounters resistance because of the old regime...