Abstract
Power is often associated with struggles for power, and therefore with fair competition at best, domination at worst. However, since the ways we think and talk about a subject influence the ways we act in relation to it, it is important to recognize how this conceptualization of power blurs an important mutualistic dimension of power that plays an important role in the conduct of our everyday lives, and needs to play an even more significant role in a still more complex and globalized world. Starting from a notion of power as a capacity for action, this paper attempts to outline an alternative vocabulary for thinking about power. The vocabulary is not meant to replace, but rather situate the adversarial conception of power within a broader framework, encompassing both ‘power over’ and ‘power with’ relations. The framework draws on different inspirations but mainly on German–Danish critical psychology
Translated title of the contribution | At begrebssætte magt som handleevne |
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Original language | English |
Title of host publication | Dialogue and debate in the making of theoretical psychology |
Editors | James Cresswell, Andrés Haye, Antonia Larraín |
Number of pages | 10 |
Place of Publication | Concord |
Publisher | Captus Press |
Publication date | 2015 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781553223283 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | 15th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology: Dialogue and Debate in the making of Theoretical Psychology - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile & Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, Chile Duration: 3 May 2013 → 7 May 2013 http://www.syntagmas.net/istp2013/index.php |
Conference
Conference | 15th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology |
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Location | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile & Universidad Alberto Hurtado |
Country/Territory | Chile |
City | Santiago |
Period | 03/05/2013 → 07/05/2013 |
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