PO101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Steven Lukes, Embedded Journalism, Charismatic Authority
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Steven luke"s radical view of power (1974) Power is the ability to achieve a desired out come. To make someone do something they would otherwise not do: power over people (-, power with people (+) Forms of power: economy, military, culture, race, religion, media. Journalists protected by organizations with great power, who develop biased opinions intentionally or unintentionally, and report in the interest of the organization/nation. Authority- power cloaked in legitimacy or rightfulness (legitimate power) Right to do or act in a certain way. An acknowledged duty to obey rather than coercion or manipulation. Belief that those who are in authority are for justifiable and worthy reasons. Charisma: having the god given ability to have power over others / influence others (ex. Skogstad identifies the following models of political authority. Formal- institutions of government political mechanisms (elections, police/ military) mass ( the people, god)
