Provides an introduction to the concept and study of political power that overcomes many of the old disputes over the nature and structure of power in society. The text makes a distinction between power and luck, and develops the concept of systematic luck.
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"...written with enthusiasm and a commitment to clarity...Lyon shows that the employment of a sociological imagination can add new and unexpected depth to cultural analyses." - Keith Tester, University of Portsmouth
Keith Dowding teaches at the London School of Economics. He has published widely in political theory, urban politics, British politics and public choice including books entitled Rational Choice and Political Power and The Civil Service (Routledge, 1995). He co-edited Preferences, Institutions and Rational Choice and is now co-editor of the Journal of Theoretical Politics.
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