Legitimacy, between reconfiguration and refoundation" symposium

  • Of au

  • 09:00 - 17:00
  • Colloquium
  • 30 janvier 2025 - UPHF
    Rue des Cent-Têtes 59300 Valenciennes
    59300 Valenciennes
    31 janvier - UCL
    Maison des chercheurs
    14 bld vauban
    59000 LILLE

Are Max Weber's famous principles of legitimacy still relevant today? Numerous recent or recurring events (riots, institutional crisis, rise of conspiracy, abstention...), revealing deeper disturbances, force us to re-examine the foundations of consent to authority.
This is what this symposium sets out to examine, by questioning two hypotheses: is legitimacy being reconfigured, or is it being refounded? To answer this question, we'll be looking at legitimacy as a principle, as well as recent developments, notably in the international arena (including the European Union), the relationship with the media (in the age of networks and conspiracies) or the environmental imperative, a potential new source of legitimacy.
Nearly thirty speakers will discuss this highly topical subject.