Bibligraphy on the Greatest Works on Power
I have compiled a list of the greatest works from a survey of the leading scholars studying power. It is available on this site at https://powerstudies.org/greatest-works-on-power/ GG
Interim Conference on Power and Crisis November 19-20, 2022
IPSA Research Group 36 on Political Power Virtual Interim Conference, November 19 and 20, 2022 Saturday November 19 Trade Powers in Times of Crisis Alina V. Vladimirova Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Friday 11:00pm- Saturday 12:40am (EST) Experts discussing trade powers usually present ratings with countries ordered according to their export, import, and total turnover shares. This approach is familiar and works well in a situation when we need a general overview of foreign economic relations. However, in applied studies, it can be insufficient. First…
Special Issue of the Journal of Political Power on Soft Power
The Journal of Political Power has just published a special issue on Soft Power. Online link to the journal is: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpow21/current Here is the Table of Contents Journal of Politcal Power Volume 15 Number 3, October 2022 Special Issue: Esteem and Influence: Soft Power and International Politics. Guest Editor: Giulio M. Gallarotti Editorial383 Esteem and influence: soft power in international politicsGiulio M. Gallarotti Articles397 The crisis of American soft powerDavid W. Kearn 415 The Smithsonian’s soft power: how foreigners engage the US national museumIrene S. Wu 437 Soft power’s dark sideRenée Marlin-Bennett 456 From circulating liberalism to tech nationalism:…
APSA ’23 Panel on Power, Information and Disinformation
Dear Power GroupPanel title: Power, Information and Disinformation We are seeking paper proposals on the theme of Power, Information and Disinformation for the meeting of APSA Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2023. In the digital age when information and disinformation have impacted on the daily lives of billions across the globe, power over information has become a principal issue. We seek papers that explore the issue of power over information. Please email your queries to Giulio Gallarotti at ggallarotti@wesleyan.edu or Alina Vladimirova at alina.v.vladimirova@gmail.com
IPSA RC 36 Interim Conference Call
The power group of IPSA RC 36 is planning a VIRTUAL interim conference this year. It is planned for November 19,20 of this year. Please read the conference call below. If you are interest in attending or submitting a paper, please follow the instructions below. I look forward to hearing from you. Giulio Gallarotti Chair, IPSA RC 36 Theme for IPSA RC 36 Interim Conference, November 19-20, 2022 Power and Crisis Virtual Power has been studied in many contexts. One especially interesting context would be how power manifests itself in crisis. What power dynamics reveal themselves when people are faced…
Announcing new Editor
Giulio M Gallarotti will be the new editor of the book series Social and Political Power published by Manchester University Press. We thank former editor Mark Haugaard for an exceptional job in producing a series of excellent manuscripts on the study of power. If you or a scholar you know is writing a promising manuscript on the study of power and would like us to consider it for the series, please contact Giulio at gmg2165@columbia.edu Here is a link to the series https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/social-and-political-power/ h
Special Issue of the Journal of Poltical Power on Soft Power
The Journal of Political Power will be publishing a special issue on Soft Power, edited by Giulio Gallarotti and scheduled for Fall of 2022
New book on political power by the field’s leading scholars
These essays on developments in the study of political power over the last four decades, have been written by the leading scholars in the field. https://www.routledge.com/Essays-on-Evolutions-in-the-Study-of-Political-Power/Gallarotti/p/book/9781032060880
Special Issue of the Journal of Political Power on Changing Faces of Power, 1979-2019
The Journal of Political Power (2021 Vol 14 No. 1) will publish a special issue on Changing Faces of Power, 1979-2019. The papers come from a conference in Moscow in May of 2019 celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Power Group, IPSA RC 36. The collection features the leading thinkers on the subject of political power over the past 40 years talking about the study of political power over those decades. Table of Contents Giulio M. Gallarotti, The More Things Change, the More They…: The Changing Faces of Power 1979-2019 Keith Dowding, Power: Ambiguous Not Vague Stewart Clegg and…