Power as a field of strength. Reconstruction of the power concept of Jadwiga Staniszkis Cover Image

Władza jako pole sił. Rekonstrukcja koncepcji władzy Jadwigi Staniszkis
Power as a field of strength. Reconstruction of the power concept of Jadwiga Staniszkis

Author(s): Dominik Tylka
Subject(s): Politics, Political Theory
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: power; rule; dictate; field of power; controllability; governance; management; process theory of power

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to reconstruct the concept of power by Jadwiga Staniszkis. This was doneby analyzing her numerous works devoted to the phenomenon of power. The key to theirproper reading was the previous recognition of the concept of the field of forces presentedin them. Referring to it, it became possible to systematise and coherently present the mainassumptions of her theory. They form a specific whole with its proper structure. The mainelements of the power concept of Jadwiga Staniszkis were: ways of expressing power, itsmultifaceted nature, processuality, connection with the state and specific types of its rule- dictates. A complex and multidimensional theory emerged from the reconstruction. Theresearcher based her on numerous, new concepts, which additionally required the previousanalysis themselves.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 57-68
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish