Encyclopedia of Power
About this ebook
With comprehensive coverage of the use of power in the social sciences, the encyclopedia serves as a one-stop point of reference for the diverse and complex ways in which power has been used. It also provides a reference for debates central to the issues of power in different contexts and for related topics, showing how these disparate topics are related to power.
Key Themes
- Biography
- Concepts Related to Power
- Decisions and Game Theory
- Institutional Issues
- International Relations
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Intrapersonal Matters
- Key Debates
- Methodological Issues
- Political Science
- Political Theory
- Social Psychology
- Social Theory
- Theories of Power
- Types of Power
- Urban Studies
About the author
Keith Dowding is Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Political Philosophy, School of Politics and International Relations, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. He published over ninety articles in major journals and more then fifty chapters in books, on comparative politics, public administration and public policy, philosophy and methods of political science and political philosophy and on various topics in political philosophy. He has published over twenty books, most recently It’s the Government’s Fault, Stupid, (2020), a new edition of Rational Choice and Political Power (2019), Economic Perspectives on Government (with Brad Taylor) (2019), Power, Luck and Freedom: Collected Essays, (2017), Policy Agendas in Australia (with Aaron Martin) (2017) The Philosophy and Methods of Political Science (2016). He edited the Journal of Theoretical Politics 1996-2013.
