PO101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Steven Lukes, Embedded Journalism, Religious Text
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Power as decision making (plural/liberal understanding) - focus on behaviour in. 1. situations of the presence of conflict in decision making situation (plural analysis) 2. over what gets decided without regard for existing grievances. Thus, we willingly accept domination over us. (ex. Power as agenda setting (elite and various socialist theories at power) - covert power. Power as domination (steven lukes): ideological power to shape desires and beliefs. The problem with this approach is that it is very difficult to verify empirically. It rests on the ideas that people have real interests which can be distinguished from the ones which they express. This is closely related to the marxist idea of false consciousness . Asserts that the ruling class can distort the thought processes of the labouring masses to the extent that they actually come to approve of the system which exploits them. Those in power can often set the agenda, so it is important to understand how power works.
