W3 - Political Power

• POWER by Social Scientists


  The use of force whereas many others explain it as the capacity to secure the desired goals through the use of force or threat of use of force or even by exercising influence.
• POWER by Morgenthau


  "Power is the power of man on others" and as a "man's control over the minds and actions of other men."
• POWER by Schwarzenberger


  The capacity of one to impose his will on others by reliance on effective sanctions in case of non-compliance.
• POWER by Charles P. Schleicher


  The ability to exercise such control as to make others do what they otherwise would not do by rewarding or promising to reward them, or by depriving or threatening to deprive them of something they value.
• POWER by Social Science and Politics


  The ability to influence or outright control the behavior of people.
• NATIONAL POWER by Paddleford and Lincoln


  Combination of power and capability of a state which the state uses for fulfilling its national interests and goals.
• NATIONAL POWER by Hartman


  The ability of a nation to fulfill national goals, how much powerful or weak a particular nation in securing them.
• National Power


  The ability or capability of a nation to secure the goals and objectives of its national interests in relation with other nations.
• National Power


  The ability to control the behavior of other states in accordance with one's own will.
• National


  Pertaining to the nation making national power the power of a nation.
• Force


  Physical force, violence in the form of police action, imprisonment, punishment or war.
• Power


  Psychological relationship of control which is backed by the use of force, or threat of use of force.
• Power


  It involves a use of force or threat of use of force.
• Influence


  It involves the attempt to change the behavior of others through persuasion and not by threats or force.
• Military Power


  It is regarded as absolutely essential for achieving the objective of security of the nation.
• Economic Power


  The second important dimension. It is constituted by the ability of a nation to satisfy its own needs and to control the behavior of other states by affording or denying access to economic goods and services.
• Economic Power


  Used by rich and developed nations to influence other states by granting them economic aid and loans, and try to secure their interests in international relations.
• Psychological Power


  The power of opinion and image of the nation.
• Psychological Power


  The ability to influence others through systematic publicity and educational and cultural relations constitutes the psychological part of the national power of a nation.
• Persuasion


  Defining and logically explaining a particular problem or issue or dispute to other nations or any other nation.
• Persuasion


  An attempt is made to persuade other nations to adopt a particular and desired view or perception of the nature of issues involved in any bilateral or multilateral problem, dispute or issue.
• Persuasion


  Widely used by diplomats and statesmen for securing the desired and defined objectives of the foreign policy.
• Rewards


  The offering of rewards can be material or economic or psychological. A nation can give material help to another nation in times of crisis or in other ways.
• Rewards


  The practice of giving economic aid and easy loans or grants-in-aid is another method of winning support and inducing a change in the behavior of other states.
• Punishment


  A powerful nation can inflict punishment on an offending or unhelpful state by imposing economic sanctions or norms or policies or placing trade restrictions or ensuring a denial of a possible reward.
• Force or Physical Violence


  By the use of military power or physical force, a powerful nation can compel a desired behavior of another nation. As a method of exercising power, force is related to punishment.
• Force or Physical Violence


  It can be used by resorting to war or acts of reprisals by a powerful state.
• Authority


  The right or the capacity or both to have proposals or prescriptions or instructions accepted without recourse to persuasion, bargaining or force.
• AUTHORITY by Oxford Dictionary


  The power or right to give orders and enforce obedience, the power to influence others based on recognized knowledge or expertise.
• Authority


  Power cloaked in legitimacy or rightfulness.
• Traditional Authority


  It exists and is assigned to particular individuals because of that society's customs and traditions.
• Traditional Authority


  Power that is rooted in traditional, or long-standing, beliefs and practices of a society.
• Traditional Authority


  The ability and right to rule are passed down, often through heredity. It does not change overtime, does not facilitate social change, tends to be irrational and inconsistent, and perpetuates the status quo.
• Traditional Authority


  It is typically embodied in feudalism or patrimonialism.
• Charismatic Authority


  It stems from an individual's extraordinary personal qualities and from that individual's hold over followers because of these qualities.
• Charismatic Authority


  A leader whose mission and vision inspire others. It

  is based upon the perceived extraordinary characteristics of an individual.
• Legal-Rational Authority


  Based on a belief in the legitimacy of a society's laws and rules and in the right of leaders to act under these rules to make decisions and set policy.
• Legal-Rational Authority


  This form of authority is a hallmark of modern democracies, where power is given to people elected by voters, and the rules for wielding that power are usually set forth in a constitution, a charter, or another written document.
• Legal-Rational Authority


  This form of authority is frequently found in the modern state, city governments, private and public corporations, and various voluntary associations.