Political power : the development of the field / Mark Haugaard, Kevin Ryan (eds.).

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TextSeries: The world of political science : the development of the disciplinePublication details: Opladen, Germany : Barbara Budrich, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (230 pages)Content type:

text

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3866495161
9783866495166

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320.011 22

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JC330 .P6395 2012eb

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Contents:

""Cover""; ""Political Power""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Social and Political Power""; ""3. Power in Political Anthropology""; ""4. Foundations of Organization Power""; ""5. Gendering Power: Feminist Approaches""; ""6. The Political Sociology of Power""; ""7. Globalization and the Transformation of Power""; ""8. Concluding Reflections""; ""Index""; ""Notes on Contributors""

Summary: 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. 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 RelationsReview: 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

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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. 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

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

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