Beschreibung

Although the concept of power is central to the study of politics, there is no agreement as to what exactly power is. Power is often viewed negatively, as domination, though it is also the case that power is created by people acting in concert, in which case it can have positive effects. Making sense of this puzzle is one of the aims of this book, which provides the reader with a clear and coherent way of understanding the various forms and manifestations of power, and it does so by bringing together the most important and influential perspectives on power within the political and social sciences.

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From the Contents:
Mark Haugaard and Kevin Ryan: Power in Social and Political Theory
John Gledhill: Power in Political Anthropology
Stewart Clegg: Foundations of Organizational Power
Jill Vickers: Gendering Power: Feminist Approaches
John A. Hall and Siniša Maleševic: The Political Sociology of Power
Philip G. Cerny: Power and International Relations

The editors:
Dr. Mark Haugaard
Senior Lecturer in Social and Political Theory, School of Political science and Sociology, National University of Ireland Galway, and Editor, Journal of Political Power,
Dr. Kevin Ryan
Lecturer in Political Science and Sociology, School of Political science and Sociology, National University of Ireland Galway.

Target Groups: Advanced undergraduate students, post-graduate students, researchers in Political Science

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Keywords

Domination, empowerment, power

Rezensionen

Haugaard and Ryan succeed admirably in their task of giving a multi-perspectivaloverview of the most prominent disciplinary approaches to the study ofpower in social and political theory, political anthropology, organizational studies,feminist/gender studies, political sociology, and international relations.

Journal of Political Power 2014