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=Description=
=Description=


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==Kinds of Power==
==Kinds of Power==


[[Protocollary Power]]
#[[Protocollary Power]]
[[Anti-Power]]  
#[[Anti-Power]]  
[[Non-representational Paradigm of Power]]
#[[Non-representational Paradigm of Power]]
[[Power Law]]  
#[[Power Law]]  
[[Power Law of Participation]]
#[[Power Law of Participation]]
[[Society of Control]]
#[[Society of Control]]
[[Wisdom Game]]   
#[[Wisdom Game]]   




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==From the P2P Manuscript==
==From the P2P Manuscript==


[[4.2.A. De-Monopolization of Power]]  
#[[4.2.A. De-Monopolization of Power]]  
[[4.3. Evolutionary Conceptions of Power and Hierarchy]]  
#[[4.3. Evolutionary Conceptions of Power and Hierarchy]]  
[[5.1.B. Equipotentiality vs. the Power Law]]
#[[5.1.B. Equipotentiality vs. the Power Law]]


==Podcasts/Webcasts==
==Podcasts/Webcasts==


[[Power Laws Weblogs and Inequality - Clay Shirky]]  
#[[Power Laws Weblogs and Inequality - Clay Shirky]]  
[[Web 2.0 as Power to the People]]  
#[[Web 2.0 as Power to the People]]  
[[Power Laws of Innovation]]  
#[[Power Laws of Innovation]]  




=Books to Read=
=Books to Read=


A [[Theory of Power]] Jeff Vail. 2004
#A [[Theory of Power]] Jeff Vail. 2004
[[Protocol]]. Alexander Galloway.
#[[Protocol]]. Alexander Galloway.
Stephen Lukes. Power: A Radical View. Macmillan, 1974
#Stephen Lukes. Power: A Radical View. Macmillan, 1974


[[Category:Governance]]
[[Category:Governance]]


[[Category:Relational]]
[[Category:Relational]]

Revision as of 05:02, 26 July 2007

Description

From Stephen Lukes at http://www.gdnet.org/middle.php?oid=603

"In his seminal book, Lukes outlines three dimensions of power. The first dimension is the power of A to influence the behaviour of B. This exercise of power is observable and is tied to public conflicts over interests. It is played out in public decision-making processes. Dahl's classical study, 'Who Governs?', defines power in this way.

The second dimension is the power of A to define the agenda, and thus to prevent B from voicing her/his interests in the public negotiation and decision-making process. Potential issues and conflicts are not brought into the open, to the benefit of A and to the detriment of B. This exercise of power can be both overt and covert.

The third dimension is the power of A to define what counts as a grievance, and to mould B's perceptions and preferences in such a way that B accepts that she/he does not have any significant grievances. The power to shape people's thoughts and desires is the most effective kind of power, since it pre-empts conflict and even pre-empts an awareness of possible conflicts. This dimension of power can be played out for example in processes of socialisation, the control of information, and the control of the mass media." (http://www.gdnet.org/middle.php?oid=603)


Discussion

Kinds of Power

  1. Protocollary Power
  2. Anti-Power
  3. Non-representational Paradigm of Power
  4. Power Law
  5. Power Law of Participation
  6. Society of Control
  7. Wisdom Game


More Information

From the P2P Manuscript

  1. 4.2.A. De-Monopolization of Power
  2. 4.3. Evolutionary Conceptions of Power and Hierarchy
  3. 5.1.B. Equipotentiality vs. the Power Law

Podcasts/Webcasts

  1. Power Laws Weblogs and Inequality - Clay Shirky
  2. Web 2.0 as Power to the People
  3. Power Laws of Innovation


Books to Read

  1. A Theory of Power Jeff Vail. 2004
  2. Protocol. Alexander Galloway.
  3. Stephen Lukes. Power: A Radical View. Macmillan, 1974