Legitimacy, political organization, and communication

This chapter will address the question of public legitimacy in connection to thecommunication of political governed organizations (PGOs). My point of departureis that legitimacy in the public sphere is a central purpose in the communicativeeffort of any political governed organization. Overall, the paper takes aninstitutional approach to the subject and aims to clarify the institutional modesand forms PGOs are embedded in connection to the public sphere, as well as howthese forms and modes transform in the public sphere. I will not only address theinstitutional form and modes but also the agency and strategic ability to influencethe challenge of public legitimacy