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Power (philosophy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Power is a measure of an entity's ability to control the environment around itself, including the behavior of other entities. The term authority is often used for power, perceived as legitimate by th...
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Hawaii is having growing pains knowing how to manage the coercive power of government. An organization known as the ... Hawaii is having growing pains knowing how to manage the coercive power of government. An organization known as the "Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawaii" is working hard to get owners of apartments...
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Without the disproportionate political muscle of union officials, gained through government-granted coercive power, all our battles against the flood-tide of ... We've mobilized that great universe of Americans who know inherently that it's wrong to fire an individual for refusing to pay dues to any private organization.
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A consumer behavior case study with the InternetU.org School of Business. ... Sometimes, the above mentioned sources of power are not clearly defined. In fact, what was intended as reward power may end up looking like coercive power.
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Among these challenges is the distribution, or balance of power between the ruled and rulers that prevents either from owning exclusively the type of coercive power that supports tyranny.
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Coercive Power; Huey Newton wrote, "Politics is war without bloodshed. War is politics with bloodshed." Though not all politics is coercive, it is certainly one way to force people to do what you want. This essay discusses the pros and cons of coercive power--violent, nonviolent, political, military, and more.
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Robert L. Kahn provides an additional reason to be concerned about coercive power in intractable conflict: ... Coercive power is most effective, however, when the threat of violence or other punishment is sufficient in itself to get the target to accede to the demand...
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