"Request a free 30-day online trial to this title at
www.sagepub.com/freetrial"Power is a central concept in many
disciplines in the social sciences, including political science,
sociology, social-psychology, organization studies, urban politics
and planning. This encyclopedia provides a much needed
authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the use of power in
those different discourses, enabling the different language
communities to learn from each other. It provides a compendium of
the concepts that build the ways in which power is conceptualized
and provides analyses of related concepts. It also provides a
sourcebook for those interested in studying power, and it cross
references the many insights that have been provided by theorists
over the years.
With comprehensive coverage of the use of power in the social
sciences, the encyclopedia serves as a one-stop point of reference
for the diverse and complex ways in which power has been used. It
also provides a reference for debates central to the issues of
power in different contexts and for related topics, showing how
these disparate topics are related to power.
Key Themes
- Biography
- Concepts Related to Power
- Decisions and Game Theory
- Institutional Issues
- International Relations
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Intrapersonal Matters
- Key Debates
- Methodological Issues
- Political Science
- Political Theory
- Social Psychology
- Social Theory
- Theories of Power
- Types of Power
- Urban Studies
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