Political Power - The Development of the Field

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 Sinisa Malesevic: The Political Sociology of Power Philip G. Cerny: Power and International Relations

About the author

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.

Report

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

Product details

• Authors: Mark Haugaard, Kevin Ryan
• Assisted by: Mar Haugaard (Editor), Mark Haugaard (Editor), Ryan (Editor), Ryan (Editor), Kevi Ryan (Editor), Kevin Ryan (Editor), Michael Stein (Editor), John Trent (Editor)
• Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2016
• EAN: 9783866491052
• ISBN: 978-3-86649-105-2
• No. of pages: 230
• Dimensions: 5 mm x 8 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 338 g
• Series: The World of Political Science: The Development of the Discipline Book Series; The Wold of Political Science - The development of the discipline Book Series; The World of Political Science: The Development of the Discipline Book Series; The World of Political Science - The Development of the Discipline; The World of Political Science - The development of the discipline Book Series; The Wold of Political Science - The development of the discipline Book Series
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science