RC36 - Political Power

Co-Chairs

Giulio M. Gallarotti, Wesleyan University
ggallarotti@wesleyan.edu

Wesleyan University, Government
238 Church Street
Middletown, CT 06441
USA

Alina V. Vladimirova, Russian Academy of Sciences
avladimirova@ivran.ru

Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Centre for Southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania
Ulitsa Rozhdestvenka, 12
Moscow 107031
Russia

Vice-Chairs

Dr. Pamela Pansardi, University of Pavia
pamela.pansardi@unipv.it

Department of Political Science
University of Pavia
Pavia, 27100
Italy

Secretary

Ms. Chhavi Saini, IIS
chhavisaini1409@gmail.com

Department of Political Science & International Relations
IIS (Deemed to be University)
Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302020
India

Board members

Dr. Gift Mupambwa, North-West University, South Africa, gift.mupambwa@nwu.ac.za

Dr. Judit Trunkos, Robert Morris University, USA, trunkos@rmu.edu

Dr. Lena Partzsch, University of Freiburg, Germany, lenapartzsch@fu-berlin.de

Dr. Flor Avelino, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Netherlands, avelino@drift.eur.nl

Dr. Kathi Glaab, NMBU-Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway, katharina.glaab@nmbu.no

Dr. Marco Martins, Evora University, Portugal, mabm@uevora.pt

Dr. David Strecker, University of Frankfurt, Germany, david.strecker@uni-frankfurt.de

Background

Recognised as study group in 1983; granted research committee status in 1991.

Objectives

Focuses on six dimensions of political power: conceptual analysis, political power structures (the constitution of power), power in configurations/policy networks, forms and resources of power, measuring power, and understanding the impact of globalisation and internationalisation of political, economic and administrative phenomena upon the nature of power.

Members represent many analytical perspectives and research traditions, including the following: sociological theory, analytical political theory, postmodern perspectives, empirical case studies, international relations, feminist analysis, and comparative research.

Website

http://powerstudies.org/

Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RC36politicalpowergroup/