Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro gather during a demonstration in Caracas on Jan, 4, 2026. Pedro Mattey/Anadolu via Getty Images Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University An image ...
From the Constitutional Revolution of 1906 to the protests of 2026, Iran’s political history has been defined by cycles of ...
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Power and legitimacy

The capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by the United States has forced the international community to confront an uncomfortable reality: the widening gap between power and its justification.
The Venezuela debate keeps breaking down for one basic reason. Legitimacy and legality keep getting treated as the same thing ...
This book is the first analysis of the Sudanese Mahdiyya from a socio-political perspective that treats how relationships of authority were enunciated through symbol and ceremony. The book focuses on ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University (THE CONVERSATION) An image circulated over media ...