Power Analysis as a Critique of Power Politics
... the “new” concepts of power, often called structural power, are to be seen as attempts by some Realists themselves to update their central explanatory variable. By the start of the “Second Cold War”2, however, the discipline returned to more traditional waters. Neorealism and the debates around it r ...
... the “new” concepts of power, often called structural power, are to be seen as attempts by some Realists themselves to update their central explanatory variable. By the start of the “Second Cold War”2, however, the discipline returned to more traditional waters. Neorealism and the debates around it r ...
Full Spectrum Diplomacy and Grand Strategy: Reforming
... commission reports that address many of the problems at hand—particularly those concerning reform of the national security structure in general and that of public diplomacy in particular. Nevertheless, I believe that the conceptual framework of this study—both its critique and its recommendations—is ...
... commission reports that address many of the problems at hand—particularly those concerning reform of the national security structure in general and that of public diplomacy in particular. Nevertheless, I believe that the conceptual framework of this study—both its critique and its recommendations—is ...
POWER: A RADICAL VIEW, SECOND EDITION
... bad writing’), made claims similar to those of Mills about elite control at local levels of US society. It is a study of ‘leadership patterns in a city of half a million population, which I choose to call Regional City’. His ¢ndings were that the policy-makers have a fairly de¢nite set of settled po ...
... bad writing’), made claims similar to those of Mills about elite control at local levels of US society. It is a study of ‘leadership patterns in a city of half a million population, which I choose to call Regional City’. His ¢ndings were that the policy-makers have a fairly de¢nite set of settled po ...
Morgenthau`s Unrealistic Realism - Yale Journal of International Affairs
... “pretend to know with certainty what is good and evil in the relations among nations.” We will achieve a greater degree of justice by moderating our moral judgment and looking at all states, including our own, “as political entities pursuing their respective interests defined in terms of power.” In ...
... “pretend to know with certainty what is good and evil in the relations among nations.” We will achieve a greater degree of justice by moderating our moral judgment and looking at all states, including our own, “as political entities pursuing their respective interests defined in terms of power.” In ...
Thucydides and Neorealism
... Their explicans and explicandums refer, as it were, to the same object. The same can be said for the generalizations Thucydides makes concerning the social and natural environments in which individuals are situated. While Thucydides makes note of recurring events and patternsof behavior, he does not ...
... Their explicans and explicandums refer, as it were, to the same object. The same can be said for the generalizations Thucydides makes concerning the social and natural environments in which individuals are situated. While Thucydides makes note of recurring events and patternsof behavior, he does not ...
Power/Knowledge - WesFiles
... and epistemic sovereignty. Foucault framed his investigations as an alternative to the preoccupation of political thought with questions about sovereignty and legitimacy. Many of his readers have found this critical concern troubling, because they worry that it undercuts any possible stance from whi ...
... and epistemic sovereignty. Foucault framed his investigations as an alternative to the preoccupation of political thought with questions about sovereignty and legitimacy. Many of his readers have found this critical concern troubling, because they worry that it undercuts any possible stance from whi ...
Decentralisation and Political Power:
... requires a thorough understanding of the theoretical aspects of the concept. The chapter, thus, begins with a theoretical discussion of power and then proceeds to locate power in the social structure and organised rural political institutions. ...
... requires a thorough understanding of the theoretical aspects of the concept. The chapter, thus, begins with a theoretical discussion of power and then proceeds to locate power in the social structure and organised rural political institutions. ...
Illuminating the Shadows of Constitutional Space While Tracing the
... presidency, others have noted concern). Dean also stated: Not inaccurately, the Bush presidency has been called imperial, in Schlesinger's sense. The evidence? Its “preemptive” and “preventive” military policy, its contentions that it can go to war regardless of whether Congress approves, its polici ...
... presidency, others have noted concern). Dean also stated: Not inaccurately, the Bush presidency has been called imperial, in Schlesinger's sense. The evidence? Its “preemptive” and “preventive” military policy, its contentions that it can go to war regardless of whether Congress approves, its polici ...
Competing Visions for US Grand Strategy
... threats? What principles should guide the development of U.S. policy and strategy? In short, what should be the new grand strategy of the United States? Four grand strategies, relatively discrete and coherent arguments about the U.S. role in the world, now compete in our public discourse. They may b ...
... threats? What principles should guide the development of U.S. policy and strategy? In short, what should be the new grand strategy of the United States? Four grand strategies, relatively discrete and coherent arguments about the U.S. role in the world, now compete in our public discourse. They may b ...
THE POWER OF DISCOURSE AND THE DISCOURSE OF POWER
... political theory, alternative traditions do exist. Giddens (1984, pp. 15, 257), for example, defines power as “transformative capacity” or “the capacity to achieve outcomes” – a definition which is consistent with the “power to” locution introduced above. Though Giddens frequently associates power w ...
... political theory, alternative traditions do exist. Giddens (1984, pp. 15, 257), for example, defines power as “transformative capacity” or “the capacity to achieve outcomes” – a definition which is consistent with the “power to” locution introduced above. Though Giddens frequently associates power w ...
Democracy in a Pluralist Global Order: Corporate Power and
... domain can have quite different constituencies, and moreover tend to affect different groups of stakeholders in very different ways and to very different degrees (as we discuss in more empirical detail below). As such, these multiple political agencies cannot achieve representative legitimacy via de ...
... domain can have quite different constituencies, and moreover tend to affect different groups of stakeholders in very different ways and to very different degrees (as we discuss in more empirical detail below). As such, these multiple political agencies cannot achieve representative legitimacy via de ...
Power: A `family resemblance` concept
... about the facts but disagree about where power lies’. In other words, the ‘essential contestedness’ of power does not stem from observations of empirical reality, where the ‘reasonable people’ agree, but their disagreement comes from their ‘moral and political perspectives’. Thus, what is at issue i ...
... about the facts but disagree about where power lies’. In other words, the ‘essential contestedness’ of power does not stem from observations of empirical reality, where the ‘reasonable people’ agree, but their disagreement comes from their ‘moral and political perspectives’. Thus, what is at issue i ...
Introduction: Power is the Central Concept of the
... ‘power’ covers a cluster of social phenomena central to the constitution of social order. As with most family resemblance concepts meaning is defined by localised language games, which are a set of relations between different concepts. These family relations will be exhibited in the practice of both ...
... ‘power’ covers a cluster of social phenomena central to the constitution of social order. As with most family resemblance concepts meaning is defined by localised language games, which are a set of relations between different concepts. These family relations will be exhibited in the practice of both ...
national power (means) - Strategic Studies Institute
... understood that the U.S. is the irreplaceable power in securing her national sovereignty. The support was also based on another major deliberation – terrorism does not recognize any borders. No one nation can guarantee that an act of terrorism will not happen on its soil, thus the support post 9/11 ...
... understood that the U.S. is the irreplaceable power in securing her national sovereignty. The support was also based on another major deliberation – terrorism does not recognize any borders. No one nation can guarantee that an act of terrorism will not happen on its soil, thus the support post 9/11 ...
Journal of Political Power Perspectives on power
... They argue that practical reason has its own first principles, and it is not simply the application of theory to practice. Of course, Aristotle and others insisted that a practical philosophy could use theory to refine and to correct the judgments of practical reason, but that a practical philosophy ...
... They argue that practical reason has its own first principles, and it is not simply the application of theory to practice. Of course, Aristotle and others insisted that a practical philosophy could use theory to refine and to correct the judgments of practical reason, but that a practical philosophy ...
Dominant Corporate Agents and the Power Elite
... consequences. Within the specific domain of the social, this causal force is inextricably linked to the notion of agency and to a ‘transformative capacity’ (Giddens 1976: 110) that explains the emergence of asymmetric social relations. Power may be exercised visibly, or may be an unexercised capacit ...
... consequences. Within the specific domain of the social, this causal force is inextricably linked to the notion of agency and to a ‘transformative capacity’ (Giddens 1976: 110) that explains the emergence of asymmetric social relations. Power may be exercised visibly, or may be an unexercised capacit ...
Open Access - Lund University Publications
... We seek to elucidate post-presidential power and the ways it can be projected by former presidents; namely former U.S Presidents Richard Nixon (1969-1974) and Bill Clinton (1992-2001), both of who will be contextualised by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (1997-2007) due to him also being an ...
... We seek to elucidate post-presidential power and the ways it can be projected by former presidents; namely former U.S Presidents Richard Nixon (1969-1974) and Bill Clinton (1992-2001), both of who will be contextualised by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (1997-2007) due to him also being an ...
Electronic Civil Disobedience and Other Unpopular Ideas
... The presidential office would simply move to another location. The physical space of the White House is only a hollow representation of presidential authority; it is not essential to it. In measuring power-value by the extent to which actions are punished and sites are defended, it is readily appare ...
... The presidential office would simply move to another location. The physical space of the White House is only a hollow representation of presidential authority; it is not essential to it. In measuring power-value by the extent to which actions are punished and sites are defended, it is readily appare ...
D1.1 Chapter 9: `How does the analysis of Mann enrich the `
... interaction at the boundaries of which is a certain level of interaction cleavage between it and its environment” (Mann 1986). Mann points to the diversity of goals humans have (and the resulting inability to build a theory on this). Power is a ‘generalized means’ (Parson as cited in Mann, 1986) for ...
... interaction at the boundaries of which is a certain level of interaction cleavage between it and its environment” (Mann 1986). Mann points to the diversity of goals humans have (and the resulting inability to build a theory on this). Power is a ‘generalized means’ (Parson as cited in Mann, 1986) for ...
1 WHO GOVERNS TODAY? A Need for Comparative Power
... their own will in a communal action even against the resistance of others who are participating in the action" (Weber 1967, 180), and even further back to Hobbes: ...
... their own will in a communal action even against the resistance of others who are participating in the action" (Weber 1967, 180), and even further back to Hobbes: ...
Two faces of „relational turn“ in the social sciences
... river is flowing.” We say, “The wind is blowing,” as if the wind were actually a thing at rest which, at a given point in time, begins to move and blow. We speak as if a wind could exist which did not blow. This reduction of processes to static conditions, which we shall call “process-reduction” for ...
... river is flowing.” We say, “The wind is blowing,” as if the wind were actually a thing at rest which, at a given point in time, begins to move and blow. We speak as if a wind could exist which did not blow. This reduction of processes to static conditions, which we shall call “process-reduction” for ...
Still the American System: Structural Power and the durability of
... ability to impose on or persuade an opponent to comply with demands.’6 The sources of power, in contrast to some areas of realist thought, are developmental, so that nations may increase their national power through means internal to the state. This understanding state power remains focused on mater ...
... ability to impose on or persuade an opponent to comply with demands.’6 The sources of power, in contrast to some areas of realist thought, are developmental, so that nations may increase their national power through means internal to the state. This understanding state power remains focused on mater ...
Power
... Source: Based on B. R. Schlenker, Impression Management (Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole, 1980); W. L. Gardner and M. J. Martinko, “Impression Management in Organizations,” Journal of Management, June 1988, p. 332; and R. B. Cialdini, “Indirect Tactics of Image Management Beyond Basking,” in R. A. Giacalo ...
... Source: Based on B. R. Schlenker, Impression Management (Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole, 1980); W. L. Gardner and M. J. Martinko, “Impression Management in Organizations,” Journal of Management, June 1988, p. 332; and R. B. Cialdini, “Indirect Tactics of Image Management Beyond Basking,” in R. A. Giacalo ...
Reconceptualising separation of powers
... wrong about England or that the US Founders misapplied Montesquieu. Rather, the trouble is that Montesquieu’s ideas were developed before the emergence of the administrative, regulatory, welfare and entrepreneurial states, and as part of a tendentious account designed as much to promote change in Fr ...
... wrong about England or that the US Founders misapplied Montesquieu. Rather, the trouble is that Montesquieu’s ideas were developed before the emergence of the administrative, regulatory, welfare and entrepreneurial states, and as part of a tendentious account designed as much to promote change in Fr ...
Smart power
In international relations, the term smart power refers to the combination of hard power and soft power strategies. It is defined by the Center for Strategic and International Studies as ""an approach that underscores the necessity of a strong military, but also invests heavily in alliances, partnerships, and institutions of all levels to expand American influence and establish legitimacy of American action.""Joseph Nye, former Assistant Secretary of Defense under the Clinton Administration and author of several books on smart power strategy, suggests that the most effective strategies in foreign policy today require a mix of hard and soft power resources. Employing only hard power or only soft power in a given situation will usually prove inadequate. Nye utilizes the example of terrorism, arguing that combatting terrorism demands smart power strategy. He advises that simply utilizing soft power resources to change the hearts and minds of the Taliban government would be ineffective and requires a hard power component. In developing relationships with the mainstream Muslim world, however, soft power resources are necessary and the use of hard power would have damaging effects.According to Chester A. Crocker, smart power ""involves the strategic use of diplomacy, persuasion, capacity building, and the projection of power and influence in ways that are cost-effective and have political and social legitimacy"" – essentially the engagement of both military force and all forms of diplomacy.