Volinets V. Legitimacy of authority as a factor of political stability

Object is power legitimity as factor of political stability of society, and also processes of its legitimation and delegitimation; the aim is analysis of power legitimity concept meaning and opening of connection between public power legitimity and political stability of society; methods – logical, historical, comparative, critical, dialectical, structural-functional, system, psychological, sociological; novelty – the problems of power legitimity and legitimation in context of their influence on political stability of society are complex studied; results – the author models of transformation processes of political regimes in the conditions of dynamics of such factors as legitimity and efficiency of public power are offered; it is introduced in a research sphere, educational courses on political science; fields - vocational training, the theory of politics, political practice.