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Fabian Wendt is a Research Associate at Chapman University and in 2017 won the Sanders Prize in Political Philosophy, a prestigious prize for young scholars This book is part of Polity’s ‘Key Concepts in Political Theory’ series: concise, accessible books that introduce students to core concepts, ideas and schools of thought in political theory Here Wendt addresses fundamental questions of authority and obligation by critically examining five theories of how claims (particularly those made by states) to authority can be justified This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of political theory, political philosophy, and the history of political thought, particularly on introductory courses and courses on authority and obligation