Author: Giulio Gallarotti

The background picture is Varsi in the Apennines in Italy. I was born in that valley.

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

RC 36 Panel at APSA Saturday Sept 3 at 4 pm

Board Member's Bulletin, General, NewsGiulio GallarottiLeave a comment
Dear RC 36 Members, In case you are at APSA and missed this, there is a Power panel on Saturday. We hope you can attend. See below for information ***** Social Transformations and the Changing Faces of Power Saturday, September 3, 4:00 to 5:30pm, Marriott, Room 409 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…

RC36 Interim Meeting, APSA 2017 in San Francisco

Interim ConferencesGiulio Gallarotti
Dear RC 36 members here is our on Legitimacy and Power panel at APSA this August/September 2017. If you are there, please check it out. Panel Details RC 36 Theme: All authority requires some legitimacy to rule without excessive force. This panel explores the power that legitimacy lends to authority in its many manifestations. The objective of this panel will be to try and look at the legitimacy of authority from a multidisciplinary perspective. Here is the APSA Conference Theme 2017 APSA AM Theme Statement

RC36 Interim Meeting, Pavia 2017

Interim ConferencesGiulio Gallarotti
Dear RC 36 Members, We are planning an interim conference in Pavia Italy on the days of May 30,31 2017. Pamela Pansardi has generously offered to host the conference at the University of Pavia. We already have some proposals, and are looking forward to many more. Here is the theme below. THE DEADLINE for proposals is NOVEMBER 15, 2016. As usual, a title and short abstract will be sufficient. Please send your paper proposals to Mathilde Chatin and Pamela Pansardi at pamela.pansardi@unipv.it mathilde.chatin@gmail.com The Power of Narrative The study of power has traditionally been grounded in action and capabilities. However,…

RC 36 Panel at APSA 2017

Board Member's Bulletin, General, NewsGiulio GallarottiLeave a comment
Dear RC 36 members. As usual we are invited to present a panel at APSA. Plans are underway for next year in 2017 in San Francisco. We are proposing a panel called Legitimacy as Power Abstract: All authority requires some legitimacy to rule without excessive force. This panel explores the power that legitimacy lends to authority in its many manifestations. The objective of this panel will be to try and look at the legitimacy of authority from a multidisciplinary perspective. Please send proposals to Mathilde Chatin mathilde.chatin@gmail.com Sincerely Giulio Gallarotti 2017 APSA AM Theme Statement