Power (social)

Percepţii ale puterii în relaţiile internationale: Statele Unite între hegemonie si declin dupa sfarsitul Razboiului rece

by Iulian Toader

Nonverbal Communication and Power

by Rasmus Rebane

The technologies of normalization and self

by Marco Gemignani

Does Lower Mobility Help Maintain/Stabilize Group-Hierarchy? Link Between Mobility & Hierarchy-Related Beliefs

by Laysee Ong

Co-authored with Angela Leung. Poster for 24th APS Annual Convention, 2012.

Question: Does mobility influence individual’s hierarchy-related beliefs?

Empirical Test: Two self-report... more Question: Does mobility influence individual’s hierarchy-related beliefs?

Empirical Test: Two self-report studies were conducted. 

Findings: The answer is YES.  Individuals with higher (vs. lower) mobility are less likely to endorse hierarchy, less collectivistic and more egalitarian.  It is the mobility of the self (vs. general environment) that plays a stronger role.

Making Communities Resilient To Crisis: Exploring the Tensions & Dilemmas

by Liza Griffin

A Matriz do Poder. Uma visão analítica da Globalização e da Anti-Globalização no Mundo Contemporâneo

by Sandra Rodrigues Balão

Published by MGI Ed.

The place and function of power in community psychology: philosophical and practical issues

by Scotney Evans

Adrian T. Fisher, Christopher C. Sonn, Scot D. Evans

Article first published online: 9 JUL 2007

DOI: 10.1002/casp.934

Much of the training of psychologists in the western world follows a logical positivist, scientist-practitioner model... more Much of the training of psychologists in the western world follows a logical positivist, scientist-practitioner model based in scientific objectivity and removed from politics. In this paper, we explore issues around alternative understandings of the role and place of psychologists and psychological actions. In so doing, we discuss a number of issues of ontology, epistemology and pragmatics to demonstrate that the role and function of power in our society need to be addressed more directly and more politically in order for us to successfully achieve our roles as community psychologists

Titelles i transgressió

by Miquel Àngel Oltra-Albiach

Oltra Albiach, Miquel Àngel (2012). "Titelles i transgressió", en Revista Impossibilia. Núm. 3: Literatura y poder. 1. ISSN 2174-2464. (pp. 215-232).

The puppet theater has traditionally been a neglected form of popular literature in Europe, considered a minor form... more The puppet theater has traditionally been a neglected form of popular literature in Europe, considered a minor form and left out of any cultural considerations. However, it is an art form that has often characterized by their ability to satire, mockery, transgression and contestation of political or religious authority. The recovery of puppet theater for adults and its presence in the audiovisual world are two examples of the present and the future of this theatrical form.

The Women of Durban's Dockside Sex Industry

by Henry Trotter

in Rob Pattman and Sultan Khan (eds.), Undressing Durban (Durban: Madiba Press, 2007), 441-452.

This article, "The Women of Durban's Dockside Sex Industry," looks at the lives of female prostitutes in... more This article, "The Women of Durban's Dockside Sex Industry," looks at the lives of female prostitutes in Durban's dockside sex sector. They solicit at a nightclub catering to foreign sailors. The paper considers their experiences as sex workers and how they deal with stigmatization, family concerns, chemical abuse, moral dilemmas, diseases, and violence. It assesses their fears and frustrations. And it ponders their dreams and longings for what they hope to achieve through this work.

The article concludes with the idea that dockside women are relatively empowered compared to their streetwalking & brothel-working counterparts. Since most hail from upcountry locales, they successfully live "double lives" that protect them from family and communal reprisal. Since their clients are foreign transients, the men pose no threat to their identities (they have no social power outside the dockside world). Since the women solicit from a safe nightclub, they retain the right of refusal. And because they're the knowledgeable locals, they choose the location of sex, which enhances their power to insist on condom-use.

Ironically, these upcountry women are perhaps the most cosmopolitan citizens of Durban as they entertain dozens of nationalities every evening.

Trust, power and transaction costs in B2B exchanges — A socio-economic approach

by Raluca Bunduchi

Intraorganisational power and the adoption of interorganisational IT innovations: the inside story of Covisint

by Raluca Bunduchi

Shaping IT Standardization in the Automotive Industry - The Role of Power in Driving Portal Standardization

by Raluca Bunduchi

Un ciel de fer et de bronze

by Florent Mathias

Publié dans 'les Cahiers de Science et Vie' n°129 (mai 2012), pp. 27-31)

La question de l'existence d'une forme d'astronomie antérieure aux périodes historiques en Europe occidentale a... more La question de l'existence d'une forme d'astronomie antérieure aux périodes historiques en Europe occidentale a longtemps divisé archéologues et astronomes. Le sujet a malheureusement fait l'objet de nombreuses récupérations pour étayer des thèses pseudo-scientifiques, ce qui a contribué à le discréditer aux yeux de la communauté scientifique.

Au regard d'un certain nombre de découvertes archéologiques parmi les plus spectaculaires de ces vingt dernières années, la question mérite cependant d'être de nouveau considérée sérieusement.

Le présent article est une courte synthèse présentant les principaux résultats des recherches que je mène depuis maintenant deux ans dans le cadre d'un Master Recherche en Archéologie Protohistorique à l'Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

A Manifesto for Knowledge Democracy

by Paul Lachelier

I presented this paper at the 2006 annual meeting of the American Sociological Association.

This paper takes up the debate surrounding public sociology by arguing for “knowledge democracy.” The argument starts... more This paper takes up the debate surrounding public sociology by arguing for “knowledge democracy.” The argument starts by distinguishing between private and public divisions of labor, the former specializing people in more manual or mental labor, the latter ensuring that everyone to some extent engages in both mental and manual labor, making “public chores” the responsibility of all rather than the jobs of some. The implications of the private division of labor for the distribution of “knowledge power” are then discussed before concluding with arguments for conceptualizing public sociology as a movement toward knowledge democracy.

Social Character and Social Order

by Paul Lachelier

This paper was published in the newsletter of the American Sociological Association's section on consumers and consumerism.

This article lays some groundwork for the study of character as a force in social order, and as a brief case study, in... more This article lays some groundwork for the study of character as a force in social order, and as a brief case study, in the reproduction of consumer capitalism.

Public Trust in Tourism Institutions

by Robin Nunkoo

Annals of Tourism Research (Forthcoming)

Political trust is important for good governance.  However, there is a paucity of research on this topic in the... more Political trust is important for good governance.  However, there is a paucity of research on this topic in the tourism literature.  This paper tests a model of public trust in tourism institutions based on the institutional and cultural theories of political trust.  Results from the structural equation modeling analysis suggest that the perceived economic and political performance of institutions, residents’ power in tourism, and interpersonal trust are good determinants of political trust in tourism institutions.  A significant relationship is also noted between public trust and political support for tourism.  The theoretical and practical implications of the findings, the study’s limitations and some directions for future research are discussed.

Maids and Masters: The Distribution of Power in Series 3 of Doctor Who

by Courtney Stoker

Will be published in the new Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who, which is edited by Deborah Stanish and Lynne M. Thomas. Published by Mad Norwegian Press, publication date TBA.

Discusses the problematic power dynamics between the Doctor and his companion(s), focusing on Martha Jones in series 3. Discusses the problematic power dynamics between the Doctor and his companion(s), focusing on Martha Jones in series 3.

Anarchism and Political Theory: Contemporary Problems

by Uri Gordon

My Oxford doctoral thesis

This thesis explores contemporary anarchism, in its re-emergence as a social movement and political theory over the... more This thesis explores contemporary anarchism, in its re-emergence as a social movement and political theory over the past decade. Its method combines cultural sociology and philosophical argumentation, in a participatory research framework.
The first part, “Explaining Anarchism”, argues that it should be addressed primarily as a political culture, with distinct forms of organisation, of campaigning and direct action repertoires, and of political discourse and ideology. Largely discontinuous with the historical workers’ and peasants’ anarchist movement, contemporary anarchism has fused in the intersection of radical direct-action movements in the North since the 1960s: feminism, ecology, and the resistance to nuclear energy and weapons, war, and neoliberal globalisation. Anarchist ideological discourse is analysed with attention to key concepts such as “domination” and “prefigurative politics”, emphasising the avowedly open-ended, experimental nature of the anarchist project.
The second part, “Anarchist Anxieties”, is a set of theoretical interventions in four major topics of controversy in anarchism today. Leadership in anarchist politics is addressed through sustained attention to the concept of power, proposing an agenda for equalising access to influence among activists, and an “ethic of solidarity” around the wielding of non-coercive power. Violence is approached through a recipient-based definition of the concept, exploring the limits of any attempt to justify violence and offering observations on violent empowerment, revenge and armed struggle. Technology is subject to a strong anarchist critique, which stresses its inherently social nature, leading to the exploration of Luddism, the disillusioned use of ICTs, and the promotion of lo-tech, sustainable human-nature interfaces as strategical directions for an anarchist politics of technology. Finally, the lens of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is used to address anarchist dilemmas around national liberation, exploring anarchist responses in conflict-ridden societies, and direct action approaches to peacemaking.

Social Power, Chiefly Authority, and Ceremonial Architecture in an Island Polity, Maui, Hawaii.

by Michael Kolb

1991. Social Power, Chiefly Authority, and Ceremonial Architecture in an Island Polity, Maui, Hawaii. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Anthropology, University of California. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms International.

Social Uncertainty & Global Risks

by Michalis Lianos

A chapter on power and the environment in the postindustrial society.