Theories of political power pdf

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The existence of classes, political parties, status groups, pressure groups, interest groups, etc. Groups provide a more effective means of representation than election. Public policy is the outcome of group forces acting against one another. No one group will dominate for every group there will be an equal and opposite. The larger the group the more influence it will have.

Policies are the product of bargaining and compromise, will tend to be moderate , fair to all and conducive to social stability. Not always an advantage, since it is conferred upon those with largely compatible views to the government of the day. Outside status a sign of weakness. Elitism Analysed There are many sources of elite power wealth, traditional or religious authority etc. Elitism and Groups Distribution of power in society reflect the inequalities of wealth.

Some groups have few resources, other have many. Organisations themselves are inherently oligarchic. Limitations of Elitist theory Not all historical societies have been hierarchical with an elite e. Public policies thus reflect the role of the state in trying to regulate the economy and ensure social and political stability. Marxist theory contd. Marxist, in which power is distributed according to the accumulation of capital. Owners of capital operate behind the scene to manipulate the political process, and indoctrinate the mass of the working classes into accepting the unequal economic structure of society.

What is power and how does it work By Eleanor Greene. Political power is fragmented and dispersed. The existence of classes, political parties, status groups, pressure groups, interest groups, etc. Groups provide a more effective means of representation than election. Public policy is the outcome of group forces acting against one another.

No one group will dominate for every group there will be an equal and opposite. The larger the group the more influence it will have.

Policies are the product of bargaining and compromise, will tend to be moderate , fair to all and conducive to social stability. Not always an advantage, since it is conferred upon those with largely compatible views to the government of the day. Outside status a sign of weakness. Elitism Analysed There are many sources of elite power wealth, traditional or religious authority etc.

Elitism and Groups Distribution of power in society reflect the inequalities of wealth. Some groups have few resources, other have many. Organisations themselves are inherently oligarchic. Limitations of Elitist theory Not all historical societies have been hierarchical with an elite e.

Public policies thus reflect the role of the state in trying to regulate the economy and ensure social and political stability. Marxist theory contd.

Marxist, in which power is distributed according to the accumulation of capital. Owners of capital operate behind the scene to manipulate the political process, and indoctrinate the mass of the working classes into accepting the unequal economic structure of society. What is power and how does it work By Eleanor Greene.