Showing papers in "Journal of political power in 2023"
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors discuss power in four dimensions and delves into the modes of encountering power by the subaltern, finding that the concept of resistance cannot explain the encountering of power and that a broader conceptual network including receptiveness, powerlessness, as well as resistance, must be considered.
Abstract: This article discusses power in four dimensions and delves into the modes of encountering power by the subaltern. We delved into the lived experience of 25 male day laborers in the construction section in the city of Tehran, Iran, using narrative interviews that are analyzed from the perspective of hermeneutical phenomenology. The findings suggest that the concept of resistance cannot explain the encountering of power and that a broader conceptual network including receptiveness, powerlessness, as well as resistance, must be considered. The emergence of each of these modes depends on the actor’s situation and their interpretation of the situation.
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TL;DR: In this article , political power is conceptualized as a variable quantum that balances power resources with constitutional and electoral constraints, and the model is used to explain how the amount of power can vary over time, what its determinants are, and what mechanisms can lead to political regime change.
Abstract: ABSTRACT These notes offer an unusual perspective on democracy by interpreting key categories of political science through the lens of economics, specifically drawing from the ‘theory of the firm’ literature. Due to incomplete contracts, political power is conceptualized as a variable quantum that balances power resources with constitutional and electoral constraints. Accordingly, the proposed model is used to explain how the amount of power can vary over time, what its determinants are, and what mechanisms can lead to political regime change in an era of world polarized by democracies and autocracies.
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TL;DR: This paper discuss three interacting and supporting forms of resistance, including various overlaps and interlinkages between them, which together constitute what they would like to call the ABC of resistance; that is, avoidance resistance, breaking resistance, and constructive resistance.
Abstract: ABSTRACT Two significant developments – (1) the rapidly changing world order, and (2) significant gaps in current social science scholarship – call for a further exploration of resistance theories. In this paper, we identify some of the gaps and inconsistencies within the current bulk of research, and seek to contribute to the understanding of resistance, its applications and complexity. In short, this paper discusses three interacting and supporting forms of resistance, including various overlaps and interlinkages between them, which together constitute what we would like to call the ABC of resistance; that is, avoidance resistance, breaking resistance, and constructive resistance.
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TL;DR: In this article , the authors discuss power in four dimensions and delves into the modes of encountering power by the subaltern, finding that the concept of resistance cannot explain the encountering of power and that a broader conceptual network including receptiveness, powerlessness, as well as resistance, must be considered.
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article discusses power in four dimensions and delves into the modes of encountering power by the subaltern. We delved into the lived experience of 25 male day laborers in the construction section in the city of Tehran, Iran, using narrative interviews that are analyzed from the perspective of hermeneutical phenomenology. The findings suggest that the concept of resistance cannot explain the encountering of power and that a broader conceptual network including receptiveness, powerlessness, as well as resistance, must be considered. The emergence of each of these modes depends on the actor’s situation and their interpretation of the situation.
TL;DR: The authors identify gaps and inconsistencies within the current bulk of research, and seek to contribute to the understanding of resistance, its applications and complexity, including various overlaps and interlinkages between them.
Abstract: Two significant developments – (1) the rapidly changing world order, and (2) significant gaps in current social science scholarship – call for a further exploration of resistance theories. In this paper, we identify some of the gaps and inconsistencies within the current bulk of research, and seek to contribute to the understanding of resistance, its applications and complexity. In short, this paper discusses three interacting and supporting forms of resistance, including various overlaps and interlinkages between them, which together constitute what we would like to call the ABC of resistance; that is, avoidance resistance, breaking resistance, and constructive resistance.
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TL;DR: In a discussion of Albena Azmanova's book Capitalism on Edge (Columbia University Press, 2020), this paper , Amy Allen, Paul Apostolidis, Lea Ypi, and Al-Azmanova discuss the place of normative ideals and moral theory in the critique of capitalism in light of current historical juncture.
Abstract: ABSTRACT In a discussion of Albena Azmanova’s book Capitalism on Edge (Columbia University Press, 2020), Amy Allen, Paul Apostolidis, Lea Ypi and Albena Azmanova debate key issues critical social theory confronts today. How should critical theorists re-engage with the critique of capitalism without entrapment in old ideological certainties? They revisit the classical debates about transformative agency, direction and methods of change, and the place of normative ideals and of moral theory in the critique of capitalism in light of the current historical juncture.
TL;DR: In a discussion of Albena Azmanova's book Capitalism on Edge (Columbia University Press, 2020), Amy Allen, Paul Apostolidis, Lea Ypi, and Al-Azmanova debate key issues critical social theory confronts today as mentioned in this paper .
Abstract: In a discussion of Albena Azmanova’s book Capitalism on Edge (Columbia University Press, 2020), Amy Allen, Paul Apostolidis, Lea Ypi and Albena Azmanova debate key issues critical social theory confronts today. How should critical theorists re-engage with the critique of capitalism without entrapment in old ideological certainties? They revisit the classical debates about transformative agency, direction and methods of change, and the place of normative ideals and of moral theory in the critique of capitalism in light of the current historical juncture.
TL;DR: In this article , the authors explore kleptocracy, authoritarianism and democracy as sociological ideal types of the exercise of political power and explore their differences and similarities with reference to the four dimensions of power, which consist of agency, structure, social epistemology and social ontology.
Abstract: This article explores kleptocracy, authoritarianism and democracy as sociological ideal types of the exercise of political power. Kleptocracy is theorized as an ideal type which uses coercion as its primary power resource, while both authoritarianism and democracy are based upon authority, defined as a belief in legitimacy. Where authoritarianism and democracy differ is how a belief in legitimacy is obtained. These differences and similarities are explored with reference to the four dimensions of political power, which consist of agency, structure, social epistemology and social ontology.
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors examined Finland's and New Zealand's soft power actions to answer the question, why did Finland use more soft power than New Zealand during 1995-2010? The authors focused on geopolitical threat to reveal why Finland is such a high soft power user, and not New Zealand is not, when these two countries should have exhibited similar levels of soft power use.
Abstract: Employing a most-similar case design, the study examines Finland’s and New Zealand’s soft power actions to answer the question, why did Finland use more soft power than New Zealand during 1995–2010? The article focuses on geopolitical threat to reveal why Finland is such a high soft power user, and New Zealand is not, when these two countries should have exhibited similar levels of soft power use. The qualitative analysis finds that a strong perception of a geopolitical threat boosted Finland’s soft power use, while the absence of a similar threat for New Zealand led to a low soft power use.