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Elementi procesualne definicije pojma moći
Elements of Processual Definition of the Concept of Power

Author(s): Ivan Grdešić
Subject(s): Politics, Political Theory, Political Sciences
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: Elements of Processual Definition; Concept of Power;

Summary/Abstract: For political science, the concept of power is not only a subject of study but also a constitutive element of the whole discipline. The proccssual approach to the definition of the concept of power involves three elements: (1) Approaches focusing on the subject of power (power holder). (2) Definitions stressing the active aspect of power — action, exercise of power, processes, relations, (in)activity. (3) Definitions starling from the object over which power is exercised and from the results of power. The proccssual interpretation of political power makes for an easier recognition of the definitional criteria and a better understanding of operationalizations made in empirical studies of the distribution and structure of power in society.

  • Issue Year: XXVI/1989
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 107-116
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Croatian