Theories Power And Politics
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- Power SY3
- Weber
- 3 types of power
- Charismatic
- Traditional authority
- rational legal
- however could have 2
- first sociologist to define power
- Zero Sum - negative some
- Politics too run by beureacracracies. Strong gov in own feet
- 3 types of power
- How is power exercised (Lukes)
- Decision making ie. gov
- based on dahl ie. winning argument
- agenda management
- manipulation of wishes
- castells argues this is the strongest
- Decision making ie. gov
- Classical Pluralists
- based on work of weber
- anyone can have power voice can be heard
- represent broad range of interests
- honest broker
- agree parsons + weber distribution of power
- over time there will be a balance between groups
- DAHL
- IN US no ruling class balance of power. If one person had power could only succeed in that group.
- only focused on lukes decision making
- EVAL:
- dated trade unions ect not important.
- Nicholas "Treasure Island" state captured by elite
- Overloading the Government
- Countervailing power
- Elite Pluralists
- accept in most societies unequal dist wealth + some groups less power
- saw flaws in classical
- Wyn Grant
- PG lost influence ie TUC, Direct action used because they are not listened to
- acknowledges elite has more power
- Marxists
- Karl Marx said power can only be held by 1 person at a time. These "groups" are ruling classes.
- Stephen Lukes was a Marxist, 3 faces 3rd was manip wish. Marxists focus on this with the 'false consciousness' accepting ideology as their own
- political power= economic
- those that own production own society
- Proletariat get opinions via Labour still exploited
- Minimum wage
- those views of hegemony become views of all
- Instrumental Marxist
- politicans tool to ruling class
- Milliband political + economic elites shared ie. cabinet 23 millionaires.
- "Revolving door"
- Structuralism Marxists
- not quite a tool degree independence. Realtive autonomy = LT maintenance 'false class consciousness'
- EVAL
- Economic determinism however ie. gay marriage
- production many run business but hire manager so no control
- large companies funded by shareholders of the WC
- Marx Elite
- elite preserve capitalist interests. Exploitation of WC allow elites/ Abercrobie + ward production = power
- Milliband cap rule, indirectly, Oxbridge, media ie. labour holiday
- Polantazas irrelevant who rules ruling class always benefits
- Elite Theories
- most important decisions made by the elite (oligarchic)
- power often economic might include charisma
- Classical Elite Theory
- Inevitable + Desirable feature of society
- Pareto lions and foxes
- Foxes manipulating democratic
- Micheals "law oligarchy' better educated. Democracy illusion hide power ie. Russia royal family. Revolutions change nothing disagree marx
- Foxes manipulating democratic
- Mosca ruled inevitable 0 masses not smart/ Superior. For the people but not by the people
- Eval:
- too simplistic authoritarianism + democracy?
- superiority objective
- Power Elite Theory
- regrettable feature of society left wing.
- C R Mills Military, Business, Political leaders
- interconeccted. Williams British power elite political, professional + financial
- C R Mills Military, Business, Political leaders
- regrettable feature of society left wing.
- Functionalists
- Value consensus is essential. shared culture + socialisation.
- Variable sum everyone wins. Too much power NK bad.
- striving for goal materialism.
- opposes horizontals.
- Feminist - society inequality unjust balanced towards men.
- private sphere great inequality. Women have childcare duties, perform 'triple shift'.
- Gilens 200 survey 1960's now even if 75% public agree 40% change. top 10% = good.
- Tom Pickety capitalism economy inherited wealth more than earned
- Richest 1% US 40% popYK richest 1% 60% Walton 40% poorest
- Post Modernist
- Lyotard & Baudrillard
- society moved on from mod period
- blobalisation reducing power of state, economic changes broken up different clsses diffusal of power, relativism in the way we look at people
- Baudrillard 'death of politics' old politics to new
- lost faith 'metanarratives' people don't conform anymore
- NSM globalised
- 'New Politics' Direct action etc...
- Untitled
- Lyotard & Baudrillard
- Weber
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