Conceptualization of Power: Dialectic of Sectional and Non-Sectional Traditions
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sectional and non-sectional approaches to the concept of power, power as interaction, dialecticAbstract
This article describes the formation processes and main features of the sectional and non-sectional approaches to the concept of power. The focus is on characteristics of the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Basing on those, the main trends and expected vectors in the development of the conceptual analysis of power are determined. The author stresses that there is a dialectic link between sectional and non-sectional traditions, which allows for smoothing conceptual problems and emphasizing the advantages of both approaches to the concept of power DOI: 10.17072/2218-1067-2016-1-153-165References
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