The Four Dimensions of Power: Understanding Domination, Empowerment and Democracy - Rilegato

Haugaard, Mark

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ISBN 10: 1526110377 ISBN 13: 9781526110374

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 2020

Riassunto

In this accessible and sophisticated exploration of the nature and workings of social and political power, Mark Haugaard examines the interrelation between domination and empowerment. Building upon the perspectives of Steven Lukes, Michel Foucault, Amy Allen, Hannah Arendt, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu and others, Haugaard offers a clear theoretical framework, delineating power in four interrelated dimensions.

The first and second dimensions of power entail two different types of social conflict. The third dimension concerns tacit knowledge, uses of truth and reification. Drawing upon genealogical theory and accounts of slavery as social death, the fourth dimension of power concerns the power to create social subjects. The book concludes with an original normative pragmatist power-based account of democracy.

Offering lucid and entertaining illustrations of complex theoretical perspectives, this book is essential reading for undergraduates, postgraduates and academics, while offering an indispensable guide for activists wishing to understand domination, resistance and empowerment.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Mark Haugaard is Professor in the School of Political Science and Sociology at the National University of Ireland, Galway

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In this accessible and sophisticated exploration of the nature and workings of social and political power, Mark Haugaard examines the interrelation between domination and empowerment. Building upon the perspectives of Steven Lukes, Michel Foucault, Amy Allen, Hannah Arendt, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu and others, Haugaard offers a clear theoretical framework, delineating power in four interrelated dimensions.The first and second dimensions of power entail two different types of social conflict. The third dimension concerns tacit knowledge, uses of truth and reification. Drawing upon genealogical theory and accounts of slavery as social death, the fourth dimension of power concerns the power to create social subjects. The book concludes with an original normative pragmatist power-based account of democracy.Offering lucid and entertaining illustrations of complex theoretical perspectives, this book is essential reading for undergraduates, postgraduates and academics, while offering an indispensable guide for activists wishing to understand domination, resistance and empowerment.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1526110377
• ISBN 13: 9781526110374
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 235
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile