Political Power: The Development of the Field

ISBN-13: 9783866491052 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 230 str.

Haugaard, Mark

Opis

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.

O autorze

Mark Haugaard is a senior Lecturer in Social and Political Theory at the School of Political science and Sociology, National University of Ireland Galway, and an editor of the Journal of Political Power.
Kevin Ryan is a lecturer in Political Science and Sociology at the School of Political science and Sociology, National University of Ireland Galway.