Power, Trust, and Institutional Constraints

Oskarsson, Sven; Svensson, Torsten; Öberg, PerOla

doi:10.1177/1043463109103898

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“…It is the health and social care personnel who primarily possess the power of knowledge and who should aim the power at the clients as well as sharing the knowledge with them in order to provide a more equal situation between the client and the health care and social service system. Both Lammers and Stapel (2009) and Oskarsson, Svensson, and Ö berg (2009) mention power as a factor which implies ways of moral thinking. When power is being exercised in an asymmetric power relation, there is a need for fair rules (Oskarsson, Svensson, and Ö berg 2009).…”

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“…Both Lammers and Stapel (2009) and Oskarsson, Svensson, and Ö berg (2009) mention power as a factor which implies ways of moral thinking. When power is being exercised in an asymmetric power relation, there is a need for fair rules (Oskarsson, Svensson, and Ö berg 2009).…”

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“…'It is trust that allows beneficial power to exist' (Hall andBerenson 1998, in Grimen 2009). In an article on how institutions may establish relationships of trust in an environment of unequal power, Oskarsson, Svensson, and Ö berg (2009) found that if the institutions have fair rules and formal conflict resolution procedures, distrust may be reduced even in situations with power asymmetries. Power can have different forms, dependent on the tasks of the professionals and the institutional settings in which the interaction takes place (Grimen 2009).…”

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Between power and powerlessness – discourses in the individual plan processes, a Norwegian dilemma

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Hellem

Bruusgaard

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Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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The purpose of this article is to explore what may cause tensions in the work with IP processes and discuss this in the light of power and powerlessness. The project is designed as a multi-case study. Qualitative data were collected through semistructured individual interviews and observations from group meetings. Quantitative data were collected through a questionnaire focusing on activities of daily living, as well as from documents such as the available individual plan itself and official minutes of the meetings. The analysis of the material is based on a sociological discourse analysis. The three power discourses disclosed were power of knowledge, power of language, and power of definition. Power of knowledge refers to the clients' expert knowledge of themselves as well as the professionals' knowledge whereas the informants experienced power of language, as a physical, psychological, and social instrument to present the client's case. The holder of power of knowledge and power of language possesses the power of definition regarding the individual plan process, but the study revealed nuances in this relationship. More attention and self-awareness should be paid to the relationship between the trust professionals are given by the clients and the position of power this entails when collaborating in IP processes.

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“…The prevailing institutional environment should also influence levels of trust. Previous studies have shown that impartial, uncorrupted, and equality-enhancing institutions help to generate relationships of trust (Cook, Hardin, & Levi, 2005;Delhey & Newton, 2003;North, 1990;Oskarsson, Svensson, & Öberg, 2009;Ostrom, 1990;Ostrom, 2000;Rothstein & Uslaner, 2005). A growing body of research has focused on the importance of local neighborhood conditions.…”

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The Genetic Origins of the Relationship between Psychological Traits and Social Trust

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Recent studies have shown that trusting attitudes and behavior are biologically influenced. Focusing on the classic trust game, it has been demonstrated that oxytocin increases trust and that humans are endowed with genetic variation that influences their behavior in the game. Moreover, several studies have shown that a large share of the variation in survey responses to trust items is accounted for by an additive genetic component. Against this backdrop, this article makes two important contributions. First, utilizing a unique sample of more than 2,000 complete Swedish twin pairs, we provide further evidence of the heritability of social trust. Our estimates of the additive genetic component in social trust were consistent across the sexes -.33 for males and .39 for femalesand are similar to the results reported in earlier studies. Secondly, we show that social trust is phenotypically related to three psychological traits -extraversion, personal control, and intelligence -and that genetic factors account for most of these correlations. Jointly, these psychological factors share around 30% of the genetic influence on social trust both for males and females. Future studies should further explore the possible causal pathways between genes and trust using panel data on both psychological traits and social trust.

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“…Rules involving fair procedures help generate trust even when parties are unequal in power. This trust in turn promotes a willingness to enter into and implement agreements (Oskarsson et al 2009). A challenge, however, is to sustain the trust needed to move forward with the more ambitious provisions of the agreement.…”

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Drivers of Durable Peace: The Role of Justice in Negotiating Civil War Termination

Wagner

Druckman

2016

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Attaining durable peace after a civil war has become a major challenge, as many negotiated settlements relapse into violence. How can civil war negotiations be conducted and peace agreements formulated so as to contribute to lasting, durable peace? Previous research has focused on the durability of peace agreements, measured as the absence of violence. This study develops an index to measure durable peace for a period of 8 years after the agreement had been reached, and evaluates the new measure using an existing data set. We ask whether impacts on durable peace are Support for this study was provided by a Swedish Research Council Grant [C0114201; Registration Number 421-2012-1142] for a research Project titled "From peace negotiations to durable peace: The multiple roles of justice." Special thanks go to Sayra van den Berg for her diligent assistance with the coding and to the many colleagues who provided helpful advice on earlier drafts including those who heard our presentations at the International Studies Association (New Orleans, March 2015) and at the International Association for Conflict Management (Clearwater, Florida, June 2015). Electronic supplementary material

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Power, Trust, and Institutional Constraints

Cited by 37 publications

References 55 publications

Between power and powerlessness – discourses in the individual plan processes, a Norwegian dilemma

Between power and powerlessness – discourses in the individual plan processes, a Norwegian dilemma

The Genetic Origins of the Relationship between Psychological Traits and Social Trust

Drivers of Durable Peace: The Role of Justice in Negotiating Civil War Termination

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