The Concept of Power

Power is always measured by the military power of the state and the ability to impose others on others, but the recognition has changed since the course was adopted. Power has many definitions. Power can be used to influence other countries to fulfill the intention of the recipient country. Power can be explained in many ways by economic impact or traditional brute force. Essentially, power is a means to influence the state, or usually to maintain order and get what you need.

The concept of power in international relations can be explained as the degree of resources, capacity and influence in the international situation. It is usually divided into concepts of hard power and soft power, soft power associated with compulsion, such as the use of force, mainly forced use, and soft power usually covering economic, diplomatic and cultural influences. However, there is no clear border between the two forms of authority. Perhaps the most important concept behind power and sovereignty is the national behavior that other countries seek to gain their own interests or benefits. Whether ambitious or operational, the people's interests are divided by core / important and peripheral / non-essential interests. Core or important interests constitute a country that is trying to defend or expand through territory, ideology (religion, politics, economy) or its civil conflict.

The concept of power is used, but it itself is very controversial. What caused a high degree of controversy over the concept of power? One explanation is the conceptualization of power as Lukes 2005, p63, formed by the political and theoretical benefits that we bring to power research. Some theorists define power as a thing that others want to do (exchanging power), others define it more widely as behavioral abilities. Many of the very important analyzes of power in political science, sociology, and philosophy assume the previous definition of power (the end of power)

Power is very important. As philosopher Bertrand Russell points out, "As the energy is the basic concept of physics, the basic concept of social science is power." However despite the development politics of the last ten years. Although there is a strong interest, systematic participation in the power problem is not enough. By analyzing and managing how power works more precisely, the range of choices available to analysts and policy makers who want to understand if change has changed can be broadened. As a result, this new DLP research project has produced power types beyond the classic of Gaventa, Cornwall, Escobar, and Scott. Our goal is to identify different backgrounds, sources of information, types of power, and use this analysis to evaluate the work of scholars and practitioners. I also want to establish an analytical framework that captures the nature of multidimensional power.