Essays on Evolutions in the Study of Political Power
This book deals with the most important developments in the study of political power over the last four decades. From the writings of the great Greek philosophers of antiquity to the present, the idea of power has been the major subject in the study of politics. Indeed, some would say it defines the very field of politics itself as a social science.
Penned by the leading scholars in the field, this collection gives a broad overview of the most important issues in the study of political power, tracing the evolution of scholarly thinking about them and in doing so revealing crucial innovations therein. This will be a major contribution to the understanding of the concepts and practices of how power manifests itself across social and political contexts.
This book will be of great interest to scholars, students and individuals who wish to understand the very foundations of social and political life.
The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Political Power, volume 14, issue 1 (2021).
Giulio M. Gallarotti is Professor in the Department of Government at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut; and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, New York, USA.
Essays on Evolutions in the Study of Political Power
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Giulio M. Gallarotti
First published 2022
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Dedicated to my twin sisters Anna and Maria, who only briefly saw the light of day, but continue to live on in our hearts.
Contents
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Notes on Contributors
Introduction: The more things change, the more they: the changing faces of power 1979-2019
Giulio M. Gallarotti
Keith Dowding
2 Tales of power
Stewart Clegg and Marco Berti
3 The new concepts of power? Power-over, power-to and power-with
Pamela Pansardi and Marianna Bindi
4 Conceptual analysis of power: basic trends
Valeri Ledyaev
5 The faces of power revisited
David A. Baldwin
6 Power and domination
Steven Lukes
7 Linking the prepositions: using power analysis to inform strategies for social action
John Gaventa
8 An application of the four-dimensional model of power: the case of Khutsong
Johan Zaaiman and Gift Mupambwa
9 The four dimensions of power: conflict and democracy
Mark Haugaard
10 Why does publicity matter? Power, not deliberation
Clarissa Rile Hayward
11 Soft power: the evolution of a concept
Joseph S. Nye
12 The changing? Face of power in international relations, 1979-2019
Giulio M. Gallarotti
13 Heterarchy: Toward Paradigm Shift in World Politics
Rosalba Belmonte and Philip G. Cerny
Citation Information
The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of Political Power, volume 14, issue 1 (2021). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:
Introduction
- The more things change, the more they: the changing faces of power 1979-2019
- Giulio M. Gallarotti
- Journal of Political Power, volume 14, issue 1 (2021) pp. 110
- Power: ambiguous not vague
- Keith Dowding
- Journal of Political Power, volume 14, issue 1 (2021) pp. 1126
Chapter 2
- Tales of power
- Stewart Clegg and Marco Berti
- Journal of Political Power, volume 14, issue 1 (2021) pp. 2750
Chapter 3
- The new concepts of power? Power-over, power-to and power-with
- Pamela Pansardi and Marianna Bindi
- Journal of Political Power, volume 14, issue 1 (2021) pp. 5171
Chapter 4
- Conceptual analysis of power: basic trends
- Valeri Ledyaev
- Journal of Political Power, volume 14, issue 1 (2021) pp. 7284
Chapter 5
- The faces of power revisited
- David A. Baldwin
- Journal of Political Power, volume 14, issue 1 (2021) pp. 8596
Chapter 6
- Power and domination
- Steven Lukes
- Journal of Political Power, volume 14, issue 1 (2021) pp. 97108
Chapter 7
- Linking the prepositions: using power analysis to inform strategies for social action
- John Gaventa
- Journal of Political Power, volume 14, issue 1 (2021) pp. 109130
Chapter 8
- An application of the four-dimensional model of power: the case of Khutsong
- Johan Zaaiman and Gift Mupambwa
- Journal of Political Power, volume 14, issue 1 (2021) pp. 131152
Chapter 9
- The four dimensions of power: conflict and democracy
- Mark Haugaard
- Journal of Political Power, volume 14, issue 1 (2021) pp. 153175
Chapter 10
- Why does publicity matter? Power, not deliberation
- Clarissa Rile Hayward
- Journal of Political Power, volume 14, issue 1 (2021) pp. 176195
Chapter 11
- Soft power: the evolution of a concept
- Joseph S. Nye
- Journal of Political Power, volume 14, issue 1 (2021) pp. 196208
Chapter 12
- The changing? Face of power in international relations, 1979-2019