Publisher： Cambridge University Press
E-ISSN： 1469-2112|2|4|479-490
ISSN： 0007-1234
Source： British Journal of Political Science, Vol.2, Iss.4, 1972-10, pp. : 479-490
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Abstract
Power has been so extensively analysed and so variously defined that a raw student (or even a seasoned practitioner) who looks at a dozen or so definitions of power might well wonder about the nature of the enterprise. The situation seems to be that there is some agreement on what power is — the word might otherwise be expected to have fallen into disuse — and some very sharp disagreement. But one is at something of a loss to know, firstly where the agreement is, secondly what is at issue between rival definitions, and thirdly which disagreements are basic and which mere refinements. A new analyst might well be puzzled about where to begin; and I rather think that all those who analyse power must be quite uncertain about what it would be to succeed in their task.
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