Symbolic Power, Politics, and Intellectuals

Swartz, David L.

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“…Methodologically, we respond to recent calls to bring together historical approaches with sociology (Bourdieu, 1995, Calhoun, 2013Hobsbawm, 2016) and with politics (Swartz, 2013). In particular, we respond to Bourdieu's call for sociology and history to come together in writing a 'social history of the present' (Bourdieu 1995, 111); for Bourdieu and history see also Gorski (2013a, b), Steinmetz (2011), Swartz (2013), and Susen (2015.…”

Section: Methodology: Historical Sociologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…And this, we argue, presents a challenge both to 'history' understood as a series of contingent events and to methodological individualism, including the 'Great Man' theory of history (recently critiqued by Spector 2016). In order to do this, we take an approach to leadership studies that brings together history, sociology and politics under the aegis of Bourdieu (for Bourdieu and history see Gorski, 2013 a, b;Steinmetz, 2011;Swartz, 2013;Susen, 2015;and Hobsbawm, 2016).…”

Section: Historical Approaches To Leadership Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…So what is at stake in the political field is control of the state apparatus by political agents, and this is achieved by mobilising social capital, e.g., social networks and systems of patronage, and by the acquisition of symbolic capital (e.g., public credit, trust) (Swartz, 2013). These forms of capital can then be deployed by a field-adapted habitus that operates in a given field as a sens pratique, defined as a 'feel for the game' (Bourdieu, 1980: 117).…”

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“…and that 'consists of a set of historical relations "deposited" within individual bodies in the form of mental and corporal schematic perception, appreciation and action' (Bourdieu and Wacquant, 1992:16;Kerr and Robinson, 2009). The successful political habitus then (that of a leader, say), is one that is attuned to the dominant practices and beliefs of that field (Swartz, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The theoretical question that faces us is, how to bring together three central concepts that drove the historical movements under consideration: namely, feminism, democratic politics and the nation; and in order to do this we apply Bourdieu's concept of the political field , understood as a specific form of social field (Bourdieu, 1985(Bourdieu, , 2000(Bourdieu, , 2005(Bourdieu, , 2012Brubaker, 1996;Swartz, 2013). For Bourdieu, social fields (including the political field) are 'spaces of relationships' between dominant and dominated groups (Bourdieu, 1985;Kerr and Robinson, 2011)2.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Drawing on a contextualised case, we present a specific approach to leadership studies that brings together history, sociology and politics. We start with the following event. In August 2015, the election of Kezia Dugdale as leader of the Labour Party meant that, for the first time the leaders of the three main political parties in the Scottish Parliament were women. We approach the study of this significant leadership event, first, through a critique of aspects of leadership studies as a field. We next consider the potential for socio-historical approaches in understanding this event. Then, as a contextualised example of this alternative approach to studying leadership, we apply Bourdieu's theoretical concepts-in particular the political field-in order to historicise the conditions of possibility of this event. Finally, we consider issues of power and gender in relation to how the leaders position themselves in relation to their parties and to each other within the political field. In so doing, we contribute to critical leadership studies by developing and demonstrating a socio-historical approach that can help us to identify processes of organisation and change in relation to the emergence of leaders.

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Power

Powell

2015

The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism

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Like all concepts in social science, power is a complex term. The literature on power is marked by a deep disagreement over the basic definition of power. Some theorists define power as getting someone else to do what you want them to do (power over), whereas others define it more broadly as an ability or a capacity to act (power to). Thomas Hobbes's definition of power as a person's “present means … to obtain some future apparent Good” is a classic example of the latter understanding of power. Conversely, Michel Foucault suggests that power itself is “relational” in that, while one social actor may exercise power with other individuals, we also need to be aware that all other individuals have “power” in their social relationship that can be expressed through “resistance.”

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Symbolic Capital

Ihlen¹

2018

The International Encyclopedia of Strategic Communication

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Symbolic capital concerns reputation and has roots in the other forms of capital that a social actor might possess, including social, economic, and cultural capital. The notion invites a perspective on how organizations attempt to position themselves in different contexts where different types of capital are appreciated. In some fields, like business, your symbolic capital is closely tied to your ability to make a profit. In others, like academia, a different hierarchy is in place with roots in your education, publications, and so forth. Strategic communication and public relations can be seen as organizational activities aimed at building and securing the symbolic capital of organizations in their respective fields as they make up the social world.

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Symbolic Power, Politics, and Intellectuals

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