Liberal Marxist power is with people, popular sovereignty power with propertied class socialist countries: people- dictatorship of people in bourgeoise democracy, rule of minority over majority Elitist Pluralists power with elites political parties and leaders in democracies power with pressure groups, interest groups Steven Lukes on power decision making (formal): sovereign (Hobbes) Agenda setting: instrumentalist (marx) thought controlled process: interpellation, hegemony politics= study of shaping and sharing power power theory what means who exercise how exercise 'real rulers are undiscoverable Elitist Theory Pluralist Foucault's theory of power marxist: power with propertied class emperical approach: power lies with elites power and money always concentrated (power with masses) is a myth which is neither possible, nor desirable Robert Michelles : book- Political Parties Iron Law of oligarchies: power lies with oligarchies elites: traditional method : by birth. men of gol...
