Mark Haugaard & Stewart R Clegg 
The SAGE Handbook of Power [PDF ebook] 

Power is arguably one of the key concepts within the social sciences.
The SAGE Handbook of Power is the first touchstone for any student or researcher wishing to initiate themselves in the state of the art.

Internationally acclaimed, Stewart R Clegg and Mark Haugaard have joined forces to select a collection of papers written by scholars with global reputations for excellence. These papers bridge different conceptual and theoretical positions and draw on many disciplines, including politics, sociology and cultural studies. The sweep and richness of the resulting handbook will help readers contextualise and grow their understanding of this dynamic and important subject area.

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′Power to′ versus ′Power over′ in Consensual, Functionalist and Conflict Theory

PART ONE: FRAMING THE FIELD

′Power to′ and ′Power over′ – Gerhard Göhler

Rational-Choice Perspectives – Keith Dowding

Liberal Theories – Peter Morriss

Democratic Theories – Charles Tilly

Power and Structuration Theory – Rob Stones

Power and Discourse: Towards an Anti-Foundationalist Concept of Power – Jacob Torfing

Actor-Network Theory – Rolland Munro

Power, Efficacy and Resources: Perspectives from Anthropology – Richard Jenkins

Powerful Geographies: Spatial Shifts in the Architecture of Globalization – John Allen

PART TWO: POWER AND RELATED ANALYTIC CONCEPTS

Three Conceptions of the Relationship between Power and Liberty – Mitchell Dean

Power and Identity – Nigel Rapport

Culture and Power – Fredrik Engelstad

Hegemony and Power – Mark Haugaard

Legitimacy and Power – Raymond Daniel Gordon

Collective Violence and Power – Siniša Maleševi?

PART THREE: POWER AND SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

Gender and Power – Amy Allen

Managing Power in Organizations: The Hidden History of Its Constitution – Stewart Clegg

Cultures of Resistance in the Workplace – David Courpasson and Françoise Dany

Power and Exclusion – Kevin Ryan

State and Power – Robert Jessop

International Relations and Power – Phillip G Cerny

PART FOUR: CONCLUSION

Conversations in Conclusion – Stewart Clegg and Mark Haugaard

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Stewart Clegg is Professor at the University of Sydney in the School of Project Management and the John Grill Institute for Project Leadership and an Emeritus Professor of the University of Technology Sydney.