The SAGE Handbook of Power Paperback – 25 Mar. 2013 by Stewart Clegg, Mark Hauga
The SAGE Handbook of Power Paperback – 25 Mar. 2013 by Stewart Clegg, Mark Haugaard
Power is arguably one of the key concepts within the social sciences. The SAGE Handbook of Power is the first touchstone for any student or researcher wishing to initiate themselves in the state of the art.
Internationally acclaimed, Stewart R Clegg and Mark Haugaard have joined forces to select a collection of papers written by scholars with global reputations for excellence. These papers bridge different conceptual and theoretical positions and draw on many disciplines, including politics, sociology and cultural studies. The sweep and richness of the resulting handbook will help readers contextualise and grow their understanding of this dynamic and important subject area.
Review
′This edited book by Stewart Clegg and Mark Haugaard, with twenty essay contributions from international scholars, is not a conventional easy reader but a handbook that offers many thought-provoking views of power...It traverses an enormous intellectual territory... and addresses many of the complex issues surrounding the visible, less visible and hidden aspects of power...The essays go way beyond superficial normative ideas of power into the strategic clarification of existing debates and new and challanging propositions surrounding power′
Judy Johnston
Faculty of Business, University of Technology Sydney -- Bryan S. Turner Published On: 2009-03-13
"Remarkable for its findings and its implications, this book looks at the centrality of power (which can be characterized as ′power over′, ′power to,′ ′power with′) to life and at how people use or surrender to power." -- L. Braude Published On: 2010-02-16
"I recommend it most strongly and think that it will be very useful indeed. A great addition to the literature."
-- John Urry Published On: 2009-03-13
About the Author
Stewart Clegg is Professor in the School of Project Management and the John Grill Institute for leadership at the University of Sydney as well as an Emeritus Professor of Management and Organization Studies at the University of Technology Sydney. He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Stavanger, Norway; University of Johannesburg, South Africa and Universidade Nova School of Business and Economics. He has published widely in the management, organizations and politics literatures in many of the leading journals. Widely acknowledged as one of the most significant contemporary theorists of power relations he is also one of the most influential contributors to organization studies, recognized by his being chosen as an EGOS Honorary Member, a Distinguished Fellow of EURAM and ANZAM as well as a Fellow of the Academy of Management.