POLS 232 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Rome Statute Of The International Criminal Court, Groupthink, Catalan Independence
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What is the traditional notion of power: military capability, economic development. Afford it: population, geography, other quantifiable factors. Economic development: industrial capability, afford it. Power is not merely a possession, but also a relationship. Subjective factors (e. g. morale, resole, identity) may be more important than material factors. Not all power potentials can be actualized. Power between actors or agents: a gets b to do something that b would not have otherwise done. Compellance: do this or will do x to you: attack on iraq in 90-91. Deterrence: if you do this, i will do x to you: arms race. The power embedded in the way a society or institution is assembled and in how it operates. Power is exercised not threats or coercion, but by the winning of consent and the ability to shape the daily life of actors. Power is also exercised by the ability to shape the intersubjective ideas of a group.
