TY - JOUR
T1 - (Re)Conceptualising the third face of power: Insights from Bourdieu and Foucault
AU - AKRAM, Sadiya
AU - Emerson, Guy
AU - MARSH, David
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - The strength of Lukes’ third face of power is the recognition that agents can be
influenced by structures and ideas in ways of which they are unaware. The
weakness of Lukes’ position is that his consideration of the third face is underdeveloped.
In this article, we argue that Bourdieu and Foucault’s work offer
fruitful ways of exploring this ‘pre-conscious’ dimension. Using Bourdieu’s
work, the core of any understanding of the third face is rooted in the relationship
between the social field and the habitus, while, for Foucault, the focus is
upon the construction of the subject and her preferences in relation to the ongoing
production of power. We subsequently explore the differences between their
positions
AB - The strength of Lukes’ third face of power is the recognition that agents can be
influenced by structures and ideas in ways of which they are unaware. The
weakness of Lukes’ position is that his consideration of the third face is underdeveloped.
In this article, we argue that Bourdieu and Foucault’s work offer
fruitful ways of exploring this ‘pre-conscious’ dimension. Using Bourdieu’s
work, the core of any understanding of the third face is rooted in the relationship
between the social field and the habitus, while, for Foucault, the focus is
upon the construction of the subject and her preferences in relation to the ongoing
production of power. We subsequently explore the differences between their
positions
KW - power
KW - Lukes
KW - Bourdieu
KW - Foucault
KW - pre-conscious
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84947069109&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/reconceptualising-third-face-power-insights-bourdieu-foucault
U2 - 10.1080/2158379X.2015.1095845
DO - 10.1080/2158379X.2015.1095845
M3 - Article
SN - 2158-379X
VL - 8
SP - 345
EP - 362
JO - Journal of Political Power
JF - Journal of Political Power
IS - 3
ER -