American political theorist Robert Dahl's 1961 work of political
theory exhibits deep levels of creative thinking. When Dahl wrote,
the American system of liberal democracy was generally considered
to be shaped by a small group of powerful individuals who dominate
because they are wealthy and influential. But by connecting the
evidence in a new way in Who Governs? Dahl argued convincingly
against this view. Dahl suggested that power is actually
distributed among a number of competing groups, and that each of
those groups seeks to influence decisions. He puts forward a
definition of political power as the ability to make others do what
you want them to, concluding that - while most people do not
actively participate in politics and so do not exert a direct
influence - power is still fragmented, and citizens do indirectly
shape decision-making. Dahl's novel explanation of the existing
evidence emerged from a study of three areas of policy-making in
the city of New Haven: political nominations, urban redevelopment,
and public education. His research revealed that different people
wielded power in each area, and that only the mayor, whose power is
checked by those who vote for him, was powerful in all three. These
new connections allowed Dahl to arrive at fresh conclusions and
convincingly demonstrated that the US operates a pluralist system
in which power is divided between different interest groups.
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