Words of Power: The Power of Words
In: Theory and society: renewal and critique in social theory, Band 1, Heft 3, S. 329-339
ISSN: 0304-2421
In: Theory and society: renewal and critique in social theory, Band 1, Heft 3, S. 329-339
ISSN: 0304-2421
In: Perspectivele şi Problemele Integrării în Spaţiul European al Cercetării şi Educaţie. Vol. VIII, Partea 1, S. 11-26
In society, at different levels, public territorial collectivities exist as component parts of
the whole - the people in its entirety. Each of these collectivities perform, abiding by the principles of local
autonomy, their respective public power which is exercised directly by the population or by the
population's representative authorities. The functions of public power are realized at those levels where
for their efficient realization there are adequate conditions and possibilities.
As a consequence of the diversity and hierarchy of the public territorial collectivities, many
authorities of different public powers may coexist in a single territory. The compatibility of activities of
different public powers is solved by clearly delimiting the competences and responsibilities of said public
powers.
The objectives of public power regarding the order of the public relations determines the functional
dimension of representative public authorities. This activity should be directed exclusively in realizing the
interests of the collectivity by political, economical, social and spiritual development.
Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART 1. Epistemological Foundations -- Introduction to Part 1 -- 1. Political Power, Institutions and Socio-economic Organizations -- 1.1. Explanations of the emergence of political power -- 1.2. The State, the achieved form of political power -- 1.3. The State as outdated form of political power: the new social powers -- 1.3.1. The relationships between economic power and politicalpower -- 1.3.2. Displacement of the capacity for action from the State to multinational corporations? -- 1.3.3. Technological proliferation and organizational mutations: the emergence of new powers? -- 1.3.4. The emergence of a fourth power through the development of new collective, discursive and decisional spaces: the media? -- 2. Subjective and Intersubjective Power -- 2.1. The concept of relational power, a concept of subject or subjects? -- 2.2. Interactions, translations and exchanges: locations, situations and manifestations of relational power -- 2.3. A desirous subject driving a relational power -- 3. Discursive Power: Words, Languages, Controls and Arguments -- 3.1. The active power of language in and of itself -- 3.1.1. The efficacy of words -- 3.1.2. Terminological mastery and the power of knowledge -- 3.2. The power of language in operation -- 3.2.1. Performative speech acts? -- 3.2.2. The construction of discourse within rhetoric -- 3.3. The predominance of social frameworks in the exercise of linguistic power -- 3.3.1. The control of language and the resulting conflict -- 3.3.2. Linguistic competence, an instrument of social reproduction -- 3.4. The symbolic and analogic power of language: acting on the imagination, feelings and desire -- PART 2. Mobilizing the Concept of Power in ICS -- Introduction to Part 2.
ISSN: 1931-728X
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The structure of the book -- 2 A systematic and holistic method for the conceptual analysis of power -- 2.1 A systematic holistic method of selection, comparison, categorization, and synthesis to interpret meaning -- 2.2 The philosophical and methodological background of the method -- 2.3 A concise historical overview of hermeneutics and pragmatism -- 2.4 The alternation of material gathering and analysis -- 2.4.1 The hermeneutic circle -- 2.4.2 Iterative-cyclical problem-solving
In: Constellations: an international journal of critical and democratic theory, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 53-73
ISSN: 1351-0487
Discusses the use of coercion in democracies, focusing on the tension between a majoritarian decision to employ coercion to achieve a particular end, & the decision to contest coercion. Using power synonymously with coercion, it is contended that in a large, interconnected polity, democracy requires coercion, & that majority rule is one standard mechanism for achieving a relatively just form of democratic coercion. Against the deliberative tradition, it is argued that approximation to procedurally fair coercion figures prominently in effecting democratic change. A set of procedures for theoretically ensuring that coercion is deployed fairly are presented along with the caveat that in practice, all forms of democratic coercion are unfair. W. Howard
ISSN: 1535-4245
In: The Arts Journal / Arts and International Affairs
World Affairs Online
Ideally, public diplomacy is expected to facilitate mutually beneficial interactions between state and nonstate entities in different countries. In diplomacy relationships, however, countries often seek unilateral influence over other countries instead of balancing power with them. To date, there is a lack of research on publics' perceptions of such relational power dynamics between countries. Thus, this study introduces a new construct, perceived power discrepancy, as individuals' evaluations of the extent of discrepancy between two countries in terms of how they act and communicate to balance power with each other in their relationship. An online survey among Australian citizens was conducted in 2017 (N = 511) regarding the U.S.–Australian relationship. The findings showed that perceived power discrepancy has positive associations with perceived economic threat and that this threat is positively associated with consumer ethnocentrism. Consumer ethnocentrism is positively associated with two behavioral variables: negative word-of-mouth intention and boycott intention toward products from a counterpart country.
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In: Journal of political power, Band 10, Heft 3, S. 274-285
ISSN: 2158-3803
In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Band 53, Heft 2, S. 416-427
ISSN: 1468-5965
In this article, the unfolding events surrounding the publication of the EU Guidelines prohibiting the allocation of funds to Israeli entities in the Occupied Territories are used to offer three observations about the impact of 'the local' on 'Normative Power Europe' (NPE). First, the case study reveals the growing influence of the power of 'the European local' on the decision of whether or not to deploy normative power. Second, it underscores the fact that local power relations in the target country often determine the reaction to NPE, while the reaction often produces the visibility of the normative edicts and thus helps empower NPE. And third, NPE's visibility has an impact on the EU's self-identification, but not necessarily on the policies it criticizes. These observations underscore the importance of analyzing the various levels of 'the local' and their relation to NPE in order to understand the latter's political impact. Adapted from the source document.
In: Journal of political power, Band 5, Heft 3, S. 353-358
ISSN: 2158-3803
Has power moved out of institutions into the hands of powerful individuals?