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The conditions that shaped the rise and expansion of American social science are rapidly changing, and with them, the terms of its relationship with power and policy. As globalization has diminished the role of the state as the locus of public policy i.

This book describes the progression and results of a decade-long program of experimental research on power in social exchange relations. Exchange theorists have traditionally excluded punishment and coercion from the scope of their analyses; but Molm examines whether exchange theory can be expanded to include reward and coercive power. Working within the framework of Emerson's power-dependence theory, but also drawing on the decision theory concepts of strategic action and loss aversion, Molm develops and tests a theory that emphasizes the interdependence of reward and coercive power. Her work shows that they are fundamentally different, not only in their effects on behavior, but also in the structural incentive to use power and the risks of power use. When exchanges are negotiated and secured by the 'shadow of the future,' rather than by binding agreements, dependence both encourages and constrains the use of coercion

Introduces and defines the concept of social power and examines how it works in international politics. Including perspectives from the EU, the US, Middle East and China, this title features a range of case studies on culture and pop culture, media, public diplomacy and branding

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Why Do We Need to Think about Power? -- A persistent problem -- The power to be late -- What is the place of power in social work? -- The contexts of power in social work -- Key questions about power -- The structure and aims of this book -- Main points -- Stop and think -- Taking it further -- Part 1 Ideas of Power -- 2 Ideas about Power -- Power is a double-edged concept -- Historical ideas of power -- From recognition to definition? -- Power as potential -- Power as possession -- Power as process -- Power as product -- Main points -- Stop and think -- Taking it further -- 3 Modes of Power -- Interests and difference -- The 'personal' aspect of power: the role of identity -- Positional power -- Relational power -- Main points -- Stop and think -- Taking it further -- 4 Sites of Power -- The importance of context -- Situating power: three frameworks -- Up close and personal: the family -- The community as 'local authority'? -- State institutions: speaking directly to practice -- The global dimension -- Main points -- Stop and think -- Taking it further -- Part 2 Mechanisms of Power -- 5 Structural Influences on Practice -- Making it real -- Appearances count: the media and social work -- Speaking directly to practice: the role of government -- Law and legitimacy -- Social work and the market -- Main points -- Stop and think -- Taking it further -- 6 Professionals and Organizations -- Practice and the impact of systems -- The power of professions? -- Social work: a transformative profession? -- Professionalism and 'managerialism' -- 'Reprofessionalizing' social work? -- Social work and other professions -- Social work professionals and service users -- Social work as a 'critical' profession -- Main points -- Stop and think -- Taking it further.

Deals with the comparative and historical social science. This title focuses on a variety of questions relating to states, citizenship, and power, common themes examined with divergent analytical entry points and through deep knowledge of country cases as

It is an exciting time to consider changes in the field of comparative-historical sociology, as the discipline seeks to accommodate both old and new trends as well as the transforming spatial scales in which political power and social theory are increasingly embedded. Volume 20 of Political Power and Social Theory starts the ball rolling by showcasing articles that pursue similar themes