While reading about the theory of power for the previous post, I came across a way to start looking at power and how it works. A simple set of questions for anyone who is interested in influencing the way their government distributes power.
Tony Benn, a Labour party Member of the British Parliament, asked back in 2001:
- What power have you got?
- Where did you get it from?
- In whose interests do you exercise it?
- To whom are you accountable?
- How can we get rid of you?
If we are to develop a theory of power for the post-Trump age, we need to decide which answers we want to these questions.
Consider them a tool for the work ahead of us.
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