TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Gene Sharp's Theory of Power
JO  - Journal of peace research
A1  - Martin, Brett
SP  - 213
EP  - 222
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
N2  - Gene Sharp, the world's leading writer on non-violent action, uses a theory of power based on a division between rulers and subjects and on the withdrawing of consent as the main avenue for effecting political change. From the point of view of structural approaches to the analysis of society, Sharp's picture leaves out much of the complexity of political life, such as the structures of capitalism, patriarchy and bureaucracy which do not fit well with the ruler-subject picture. As a set of conceptual tools for social activists, however, Sharp's theory of power is far superior to structural approaches.<p /> 
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SN  - 0022-3433
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022343389026002008
ID  - ref1
ER  -