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=== Dan W === '''Definition:''' The probability that one can carry out some desire on the basis of resource dependence, legitimacy, or normative commitment in a social setting despite potential resistance to that desire. (Inspired by: Weber (1905), Cook and Emerson (1983)) ''Important elements of my definition:'' - “social setting” - power is only meaningful when one can exercise it over at least one other person. - “potential resistance” - the other party in a social setting need not actively resist the use of power for power to be manifest. - “resource dependence” - Source #1 of power: the other party depends on a focal individual for some resource, which is why the focal individual can exercise power despite the other party’s resistance. - “legitimacy” - Source #2 of power: the other party acknowledges the widespread legitimacy of the focal individual’s power, even if the other party disagrees with the individual’s use of it. - “normative commitment” - Source #3 of power: the other party disavows the legitimacy of an individual’s power and does not rely on the individual for some resource, but can exercise no real challenge because the individual’s incumbency is woven into the very norms that guide social action. ''Example:'' - All of Dan Carpenter's readings??
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