Power and politics ( Nature and Distribution of power)
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- Nature and distribution of power
- Power is the ability to control and influence
- Authority is legitimate power; Weber said there are three types of authority
- Charismatic- give consent to charismatic leader as they have exceptional qualities. Leader inspires loyalty and devotion.
- Traditional- give consent because people always have. Establishes customs and practices are seen as 'right'.
- Rational legal- give consent to impersonal legal framework, rules are rational as they have a particular aim and make sense
- Authority is legitimate power; Weber said there are three types of authority
- Power is the ability to control and influence
- Stephen Lukes- three faces of power.
- 1) Decision Making- the power to make and implement decisions affecting other people
- 2) Non- decision making- power to set agendas meaning to limit what is discussed
- 3) Shaping desires- power to manipulate what people think they want, powerful groups can make people think they want something that in fact harms their interests
- Marxist view of power
- Marx believed power is finite meaning there is a limited amount
- ZERO SUM MODEL
- He saw society in terms of social class who compete for power.
- The capitalist class hold all power and use it to exploit the working-class
- Rejects authority as legitimate
- Miliband- suggested that political power is held by the class who hold economic power
- Gramsci emphasises the power of ideas in perpetuating capitalism He developed the idea of 'hegemony' where Bourgeois ideas/values are turned into common sense
- Marx believed power is finite meaning there is a limited amount
- Functionalist view of power
- Believe that the amount of power can increase or decrease depending on ho w many people see it as legitimate
- Power is constant
- Pluralists believe that all political parties and interest groups can have power over political decision making
- Dahl- found that there were 'multiple centres of power' so small groups competing for power.
- Nature and distribution of power
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