Definitions and Principles of Power

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    Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

     

    1. categorize power relations as positive sum, zero sum, and negative sum;
    2. recognize the “three faces of power”;
    3. identify the close relationship between power and freedom;
    4. compare influence as a quasi-form of power to other forms of power;
    5. recognize power as an instrument versus as an end; and
    6. assess the influence of historical and mythical precedents to power.

     

     DISCUSION QUESTION:

     

     

     

    Positive-, Zero-, and Negative-Sum Power Relations

     

    Give examples from the last month or so where you participated in a positive-sum, a zero-sum, and a negative-sum power relation.  Describe what motivated you to participate in a negative-sum or a zero-sum relation?  Are there factors other than “power” that we should be considering?

    Resources & Readings

     

    Textbook

    1. Boulding, K. E. (1989). The nature of power. In K. E. Boulding, Three faces of power (pp. 15-34). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
    2. Other research information

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