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Tells HM Passport Office staff about legitimacy and domicile for customers born before 1 July 2006, where the claim to British nationality is through a father.
Use this form to apply to the High Court or a family court for a declaration that you are the legitimate child of your parents, or that you have or have not become a legitimated person.
This Guide explores the meaning of legitimacy in relation to state and armed non-state actors
This paper presents data on the relationship between people’s experiences of service delivery and their perceptions of government
This report presents a summary of the findings from the second phase of the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium 2018–2020
This review focuses on corruption, security and justice institutions, and local governance and civil society relation
This research includes an overview of the literature, examines Afghan perceptions of government and policy implications
This rapid literature review found a large literature base exploring the factors that have influenced the legitimacy of the Afghan state since 2001
This working paper seeks to understand the construction of state legitimacy in Swat, Pakistan
The findings indicated that access to and improved satisfaction with basic services did not translate into improved perceptions of government
Ambassador Neil Holland condemns Russia holding its presidential elections on the sovereign territory of Ukraine.
This rapid review summarises the evidence on how far support to education has strengthened governance during conflict
This study aims to better understand how the Nepali state’s stability and legitimacy is challenged or strengthened
This report draws out broader lessons that will be of use to policy makers, practitioners and researchers
This article focuses on the case of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR).
This report uses South Sudan as an example to interrogate people’s perceptions of the state - what fosters state legitimacy?
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