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THERE ARE NUMEROUS DEFINITIONS OF POWER, BUT NONE OF THEM HAS SUCCEEDED IN PROMOTING FRUITFUL EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. TO TAKE STEPS IN THIS DIRECTION A PRELIMINARY CONDITION HAS TO BE FULFILLED: TO PUT THE DEFINITION OF POWER IN THE CONTEXT OF AN IMPORTANT THEORY. THE CONCEPT OF VOTING POWER DEVELOPED WITHIN COLLECTIVE CHOICE THEORY FULFILLS THIS CONDITION. SUCH A CONCEPT MAY BE EXTENDED TO ALL COLLECTIVE DECISIONS. A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO VOTING OR NON-VOTING POWER IS CONCERNED LESS WITH THE NOTION OF WINNING COALITIONS, OR THE NOTION OF PIVOT WITHIN A WINNING COALITION, THAN IT IS WITH THE POWER STRUCTURE WHICH TAKES SHAPE IN THE MAKING OF COLLECTIVE DECISIONS. AFTER A PRESENTATION OF THE POWER RESOURCES, THE ARTICLE CLOSES WITH A CASE STUDY BEARING ON THE DECISION MADE BY THE QUEBEC CABINET, IN 1962, TO HOLD AN ELECTION ON THE ISSUE OF NATIONALIZATION OF ELECTRIC COMPANIES.

WHILE SERVING AN OFFICER AT THE U.S. EMBASSY IN KABUL IN 1972, THE AUTHOR WAS TOLD BY AN AFGHAN: "IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE REALLY LIKE, GO TO A BUZKASHI GAME." HE RETURNED TO AFGHANISTAN AND WAS THERE AS AN ANTHROPOLOGIST FROM AUTUMN 1976 UNTIL EARLY SPRING 1978 TO STUDY THIS EQUESTRIAN GAME AND ITS APPARENT SYMBOLIC IMPLICATIONS. HE CONCLUDED THAT BUASKI, FIRST, IS A PRISM-LIKE CONDENSATION . . . OF TWO COMPLEMENTARY SOCIAL THEMES: RESPECT FOR THE PAST WITH ITS EMPHASIS ON ASSERTIVELY MASCULINE VALUES, AND AWARENESS OF THE DARK UNCONTROLLABILITY WHICH LURKS BELOW SURFACE CALM. SECOND, BUZKASHI QUALIFIES AS AN 'ACTIVE AGENCY WITHIN SOCIETY' WHICH MOLDS, HOWEVER SUBTLY, THE POLITICAL OPINIONS OF ITS PARTICIPANTS.

This book is a result of public dialogue forums in pursuit of accountable and transparent governance in Kenya organized by Twaweza Communications with the support of Ford Foundation. From the convenings it was evident that the stability of Kenya will be driven by the extent to which citizens feel fully included in the development agenda. Quite often, political leaders view the role of citizens in governance as restricted primarily to their participation in the electoral process. This narrow view has led to arrogance and total disregard of citizens after poll results are announced. Under the ne

THIS ARTICLE OUTLINES THE INCREASING ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL AUTONOMY OF WESTERN EUROPE AND JAPAN AND DRAWS OUT THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BALANCE OF POWER AMOUNG THE WESTERN ALLIES. IT ARGUES THAT THE CHANGED GLOBAL ECONOMIC STRUCTURE WILL RESULT IN A CHANGED SECURITY STRUCTURE, AND THAT AMERICA'S RELATIVE LOSS OF POSITION IN TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY WILL UNDERMINE ITS ABILITY TO INFLUENCE WORLD POLITICS IN THE FUTURE. THE ARTICLE ALSO EXPLORES THE REASONS FOR THE AMERICAN DECLINE, AND TRACES THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF COMMERICIAL RATHER THAN MILITARY TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT. IT CONCLUDES BY STATING THAT A COMMUNITY OF TRADING STATES WITH RULES OF EXCHANGE THAT PERMIT THE MUTUAL GAINS FROM TRADE TO BE EQUITABLY IS CERTAINLY ONE POSSIBLE FUTURE.

THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE DISTRIBUTION OF POWER IN POST-WAR LEBANON. IT INCLUDES A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE PRE-WAR CONSTITUTIONAL REALITY, FOLLOWED BY AN EXPOSITION OF THE REFORMS OF THE TAIF AGREEMENT, AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE REFORMS, AND AN IN-DEPTH EXAMINATION OF THE DE FACTO DISTRIBUTION OF POWER IN THE POST-WAR LEBANESE POLITY.

THIS PAPER DISCUSSES DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF THE THEORIES OF MICHEL FOUCAULT. THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND POWER IS EXPLORED. THE WORK OF OTHER INTERPRETERS OF FOUCAULT IS CITED AND ANALYZED.