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Goehler, G. (2000). Constitution and use of power. In H. GoverdeP. G. Cerny & M. Haugaard (Eds.), Power in contemporary politics: Theories, practices, globalizations (pp. 41-58). London: SAGE Publications Ltd doi: 10.4135/9781446219935.n2

Goehler, Gerhard. "Constitution and Use of Power." In Power in Contemporary Politics: Theories, Practices, Globalizations, edited by Henri GoverdePhilip G. Cerny and Mark Haugaard, 41-58. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2000. doi: 10.4135/9781446219935.n2.

Goehler, G 2000, 'Constitution and use of power', in Goverde, H, Cerny, PG & Haugaard, M (eds), Power in contemporary politics: theories, practices, globalizations, SAGE Publications Ltd, London, pp. 41-58, viewed 14 December 2019, doi: 10.4135/9781446219935.n2.

Goehler, Gerhard. "Constitution and Use of Power." Power in Contemporary Politics: Theories, Practices, Globalizations. Eds. Henri GoverdePhilip G. Cerny and Mark Haugaard. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2000. 41-58. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 14 Dec. 2019, doi: 10.4135/9781446219935.n2.

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Constitution and Use of Power
Constitution and use of power
GerhardGoehler
Towards a New Framework for Conceptualizing Power

Any attempt to grasp the concept of power opens a variety of different and most controversial meanings. One of those oppositions in conceptualizing power is Max Weber's view on the one hand and Hannah Arendt's on the other. To start with these two not only illustrates again the difficulty of clearly understanding one of the most familiar characteristics of our society, but also helps to get some new insights into the nature of power, its constitution and its use in society.

Max Weber understands power as the carrying out of one's will in a social relationship, something which can also be accomplished through violence: “Power” is the probability that one actor ...

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