The Subject and Power Author(s): Michel Foucault Source: Critical Inquiry‚ Vol. 8‚ No. 4 (Summer‚ 1982)‚ pp. 777-795 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1343197 . Accessed: 26/09/2011 07:49 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers‚ and students discover‚ use‚ and
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As young men born in the same year (1955)‚ they set out from the same starting point‚ but with radically different personalities. In the early days of personal computers‚ both dropped out of college and launched their own businesses. Of the two‚ the late Steve Jobs was always the quick‚ live-for-the-moment hare‚ while Bill Gates was the dispassionate‚ lawyerly‚ bide-your-time tortoise. For two decades‚ the race between the two went according to script‚ with the hare jumping out to a huge early
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another. Media literally represents our relationship with our society and the social aspect of it. We base most of our knowledge on government news accounts‚ not experience. We are dependent on the media for what we know and how we relate to the world of politics because of the media-politics connection. We read or watch political debates followed by instant analysis and commentary by "experts." Politicians rely on media to communicate their message. Similar dynamics are present in other mediated
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Bless me my lord Knowledge is power “A man without knowledge is like an idol” –Nidhi So knowledge is life and it gives power to human being which makes him different from the other living organism Knowledge according to Oxford dictionary is ‘’Facts‚ information‚ and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject’’ “No thief‚ however skillful‚ can rob one of knowledge‚ and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire
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be used by people to develop power within an organization [25 marks] 2) Why is it important to understand how power is lost? [13] 3) How can power be productively used in an organization? [12] 1) In organizational behavior‚ power is the ability to get someone to do something you want done or the ability to make things happen the way you want Schermerhon‚ Hunt and Osborn (1982:85). The essence of power is control over the behavior of others. When one has power they influence the behavior
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ReChapter 8 Power and Resistance to Change Power‚ Politics and Change * Concept of power emerged from social theory‚ viewed as the ability of one party to get another to do something they would not do otherwise -set of behaviours intended to change another set of behaviours * Power is associated with the influence‚ the allocation & mobilisation of resources‚ the ability to manipulate situations‚ the capacity to affect systems & processes‚ the fulfilment of needs & the achievement
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When a sub-culture becomes dominant in society‚ it is said to have attained hegemony. A hegemonic subculture has the power to convince the vast majority of people that its ideas are the best right mainstream ones. It can also brand other subcultures and their ideas as deviant. Hence‚ a hegemonic power has control over ideas in society and shapes the way society thinks. They can come in the form of institutions in society‚ and hegemonic ideas tend to be those of the ruling class in society. Art
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Topic 5: Power in India Introduction For any country to achieve sustained economic growth‚ the most important is the growth of infrastructure sector and hence the development of power sector. Energy in general and electrical energy in particular is the basic need for any kind of socio-economic developmental activities. There is direct causal relationship between energy consumption and G.D.P. growth in India as shown in the figure - 1. Figure [ 1 ] Per Capita Electricity consumption vs. GDP
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POWER‚ POLITICS AND CONFLICT IN ORGANIZATIONS- A CASE OF SAFARICOM (K) LTD Abstract In organizations there are various powers‚ conflicts and political intrigues at play. Some of these powers may not appear not amount to something much to the untrained eye but those privy to these power struggles know that they go a long way in shaping the destiny and the future of an organizations. When there is a change of leadership in an organization e.g. in cases where the C.E.O is retiring or moving
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intervention in Middle East – initiative of multiple regime changes in around seven countries through direct and indirect wars – is primarily to gain control over oil resources by Western powers. Control over energy has become a cause of wars among nations‚ only indicating how critically important this resource; although power of collaboration is being underestimated. One cannot imagine a tomorrow devoid of energy in modern world. Energy is its cornerstone. It is critical to be self-sufficient in its generation
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