Author: Giulio Gallarotti

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RC 36 in Brisbane: IPSA World Congress 2018

IPSA ConferencesGiulio Gallarotti
Dear Power Studies Colleagues RC 36 organized 7 excellent panels on powers across a diversity of issues. A great time was had by all. The group dinner at George’s Seafood on the harbor was the social highlight. A list of the panels can been seen below. We would like to thank all of the power scholars who traveled so near and far (mostly very far) to make this a great success. Giulio and Alina RC36 Panels – Call for Papers

Papers on Power sought for International Sociological Association’s 19th Congress in Toronto

Board Member's Bulletin, General, NewsGiulio GallarottiLeave a comment
RC 35 (ISA research committee on Conceptual Analysis) is soliciting papers for a session on “The Many Faces of Power: A Current Conceptual Synthesis” at the 19th World Congress of the International Sociological Association in Toronto, Canada to be held July 15-21. For more information, see links below. RC 35 Link ISA World Congress 2018

RC36 SESSION, EUSN 2017 IN MAINZ

Other ConferencesGiulio Gallarotti
IPSA Research Committee on Political Power (IPSA RC36) is organizing a joint session “Network Analysis of Political Power” at the 3rd European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN) taking place at Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz (Germany), September 26-29, 2017. Abstract Submission InfoDeadline: March 31, 2017Max number of words: 500Paper FAQ: http://www.eusn2017.uni-mainz.de/paper-and-poster-faq/Abstract Submission Form at CONVERIAhttps://converia.uni-mainz.de/frontend/index.php?folder_id=234 Network Analysis of Political Power Paper Abstracts Looking forward to your paper proposals! *** Network Analysis of Political Power This session is organized jointly with IPSA Research Committee on Political Power (IPSA RC36) in order to provide a room for a broad discussion on opportunities and challenges of…

RC 36 Interim Conference: APSA 2016 in Philadelphia

Interim ConferencesGiulio Gallarotti
Social Transformations and the Changing Faces of Power Saturday, September 3, 4:00 to 5:30pm, Marriott, Room 409 Philadelphia, PA Related Group Panel, International Political Science Association Research Committee No. 36, Political Power Co-sponsor: IPSA Research Committee 1 (Concepts and Methods) Panel abstract Political power can take many forms, shaped by—and shaping—wider social transformations. Since 1648 we have become accustomed to associating power with the consolidation of state institutions and identities, but diverse structural trends are challenging those assumptions in the 21st century. One of the most obvious is globalization, characterized by rapidly evolving transboundary linkages, networks and hierarchies. Within states,…

Special Issue of the Journal of Political Power on The Soft Power of the BRICS: some of the contents available online

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The BRICS and soft power: an introduction http://www.tandfonline.com/…/…/10.1080/2158379X.2016.1232284 Do the BRICS possess soft power?http://www.tandfonline.com/…/…/10.1080/2158379X.2016.1232285 Brazil: analysis of a rising soft power http://www.tandfonline.com/…/…/10.1080/2158379X.2016.1232286 The soft power of popular cinema – the case of India http://www.tandfonline.com/…/…/10.1080/2158379X.2016.1232288 South Africa’s soft power conundrum: how to win friends and influence people in Africa http://www.tandfonline.com/…/…/10.1080/2158379X.2016.1232290 Compound soft power: the BRICS and the multilateralization of soft power http://www.tandfonline.com/…/…/10.1080/2158379X.2016.1232292 See Facebook Page also Facebook RC 36