Legitimate Domination in the Age of Transformation: Weberian Types of Authority Through the Prism of Modernity

The main characteristics of modern society are identified, the “three types of legitimate rule” (traditional, charismatic, legal) are analyzed; It has been proven that humanity, facing unprecedented crises and transformations, needs to establish stability and security of functioning in society, which cannot be achieved without developing concepts of sustainable development, which is reflected in modern political processes, given such challenges as globalization, digitalization, the crisis of liberalism, and the changing composition of political elites; attention is paid to the ethical aspects of political domination, issues of justice and responsibility, and the analysis of the influence of personal qualities and group characteristics of political elites on their activities.