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The document discusses different types of power: reward power which is based on giving rewards to influence behavior; coercive power which compels people through threats; legitimate power which comes from formal authority positions; referent power which influences through personal approval and being a role model; expert power which influences through specialized knowledge; and informational power which influences through controlling information. It also discusses dimensions of power including setting agendas, influencing views unconsciously, and prevailing in decision making. Power is defined as the ability to control and influence others and direct events, and can be expressed upward or downward within relationships and institutions.

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Poligov - Power

The document discusses different types of power: reward power which is based on giving rewards to influence behavior; coercive power which compels people through threats; legitimate power which comes from formal authority positions; referent power which influences through personal approval and being a role model; expert power which influences through specialized knowledge; and informational power which influences through controlling information. It also discusses dimensions of power including setting agendas, influencing views unconsciously, and prevailing in decision making. Power is defined as the ability to control and influence others and direct events, and can be expressed upward or downward within relationships and institutions.

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POWER

Meaning, Nature, dimensions, Types, and Consequences

Philippine Politics and Governance


Romans 13: 1-7

• 13 Every person is to be subject to the governing authorities. For there is


no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by
God. 2 Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of
God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon
themselves. 3 For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for
evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you
will have praise from the same; 4 for it is a servant of God to you for good.
But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for
nothing; for it is a servant of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one
who practices evil. 5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only
because of wrath, but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this
you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to
this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is
due; custom to whom custom; respect to whom respect; honor to whom
honor.
• What are your thoughts on

Food for what the Apostle Paul is saying


pertaining to our obligation to
the law and one’s moral

the soul:
ascendancy on every aspect of
his/her life?
“The day the power of love
overrules the love of power, the
world will know peace.” —
Mahatma Gandhi
Introduction
Power emerges to be a universal and an
unavoidable aspect of human social life
and structure. It is found to be at work
in all political, organizational, and
institutional life and in every social
relationship (Turner, 2005).
No government can ever exist without
power. It is central to all the affairs of
men – political or not. Power is a basic
force in social relationships. (Keltner,
Gruenfeld, and Anderson, 2003).

But what exactly is power? What is its


nature, dimensions, types, and
consequences?
Power
• is the capability to control
and influence people’s
behavior as well as the
capability to direct the
path and result of events
(Oxford University Press,
2015).
• can be perceived as good
or bad, just or unjust, and
its exercise is accepted and
acknowledged since the
beginning of time.
Power
• may be expressed as
Upward, where the leader
or superior influences the
members or subordinates;
or it may be expressed as
Downward, where the
members or subordinates
influence the decisions of
their leader or superiors
(Bukowski and
Rajagopalan, 2000).
Power
• may be used through
influence, authority
legitimacy, and
sovereignty.
Authority
• Is seen when an individual or group
makes decisions, gives orders, and
demands obedience.
• is conferred to a person to perform a
service, which can also be taken away.
• provides direction, protection, and
order
Influence
• the power to change or affect someone or something; the power to
cause changes without directly forcing them to happen; a person or
a thing that affects someone or something in an important way,
while authority is the power to give order, and demands obedience.
Legitimacy
• Legitimacy means
conformity to the law or
to rules.
• It is the acceptance of
the government by the
governed because they
believe that their leaders
have the right to exercise
power and authority
over them.
Sovereignty

• Sovereignty means the


highest exercise of political
power;
• it is the supreme and
ultimate authority that
cannot be overruled by a
higher power. Sovereignty is
exercised by government
(Waluchow, 2014).
Dimensions of
Power (Steven Michael
Lukes)
• One-dimensional view
of power
• Two-dimensional view
of power
• Three-dimensional
view of power
One-dimensional
view of power
(The issue method)
• Power is a behavior.
• A person that has the power
can modify the behavior of
other individuals in making
decisions.
• The person with the power
over the situation prevails in
the decision-making
process.
Two-dimensional view of power
(Setting the agenda)

• A person or group has power when that person or


group consciously or unconsciously creates or
reinforces barriers to the public airing of policy
conflicts.
• Determining the agenda is an important source of
power, focusing on subjective interests in policy
preferences.
Three-dimensional view of power
(Manipulating the view of others)

• It is the set of ways in which the


powerful transforms the
powerless in such a way that the
latter behaves as the former
wishes, even without being
coerced.
• Domination can occur through
explicit coercive means or
through unconscious
mechanisms.
Types of
Power and
their
Consequence
s
Reward power
• This form of power is based
on the thought that people
are more inclined to do
things well when they are
getting something in return.
• Persons who are in power
can give out rewards (often
in the form of promotions,
added benefits, salary
increase, training
opportunities, or
compliments).
Coercive power
• based upon the idea of compulsion,
which means that someone is forced
to do something against their will.
• There are also other forms of power
that can be used in a coercive manner
such as withholding rewards or
expertise or using referent power to
threaten social exclusion which,
ultimately, can lead to unhealthy
behavior and dissatisfaction at work.
Legitimate power
• This power gives the elected,
selected, or appointed position of
authority the ability to administer
to other people a certain feeling
of obligation or notion od
responsibility.
• Leaders can reward or punish
subordinates as they are
legitimate part of the formal or
appointed leadership role.
Referent power
• This form of power is about management based on the ability to
administer to someone a sense of personal acceptance or approval.
• Leaders in this form of power are often seen as role models and
their power is often treated with admiration or charm. They are
highly liked, and people identify strongly with them in some way.
Expert power

• If someone has a particular


expertise within an
organization, they can often
persuade employees, who
trust and respect them, to do
things for them.
• This expertise is greatly
appreciated and forms the
basis of this type of leadership.
Informational power
• Information is a form of influence
and social power by providing
information to a person resulting
them to think and act in a
different way. If the information
is accepted, then ‘socially
independent change’ occurs.
• Information power comes as a
result of possession of knowledge
that others may be found
wanting.

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