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Explore the complexity of power in anarchic systems, encompassing objective and relational measures of power. Delve into the various conceptions of power, from resources to military forces, and understand the nuances of power dynamics in relationships. Unravel the multidimensional nature of power and how it shapes military, security, economic, and ideological realms.
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In an anarchic system, you need power to: • Protect your state from destruction • Exert your will on other states • Prevent others from exerting their will on you.
Objective Measures Power is an attribute of individual actors Relational Measures Power is an attribute of the relationship between actors Different Conceptions of Power
Objective Definitions of Power • Does Size Matter? • How about Population? • Resources? • GDP? • Military Forces? • Some combination of these things???????
Objective Definitions of Power:Two Big Issues • The currency of Power changes • Navigational technology • The ability to raise large armies • The ability to produce steel and build railroads • The ability to make nuclear weapons • Speedy microchips? The Human Genome? What else????? • What about Fungibility?
Relational Definitions of Power • Power exists in relationships about oil, not in oil per se. • Relationships have levels of interdependence, but interdependence is often assymetrical. • Sensitivity Dependence • Vulnerability Dependence • Small does not always equal vulnerable; big does not always equal powerful.
Power, in the end, is: • Multidimensional • Embedded in military, security, territorial, economic, and ideological relationships. • Is all about relationships
Four Elements of Relational Power • Power is exercised by those who can offer or threaten security. • Power is exercised by those who can offer or withhold financing. • Power is exercised by those who control access to knowledge and information. • Power is exercised by those who can influence what it is that is going to be produced, where, and by whom.
