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Week 2 Flashcards

1
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What did Fuchs say about power?

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That we should not back down from it and even have a civic obligation, sustainability imparitve and a justice prerequisite to ask, uncover and expose mechanisms of power

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2
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What is power?

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The ability of actors to successfully pursue a desired political objective

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3
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3 types of power over

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  • Instrumental
  • Structural
  • Discursive
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4
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Instrumental power

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direct influence on political outputs

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5
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Instrumental power concept

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Ability to let people do something

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Instrumental power key form influence

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Policital lobbying

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Instrumental power key source of influence

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  • Organizational and financial resources
  • Channels of access and influence
  • Policy relevant knowledge and expertis
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8
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What is the concept of revolving doors?

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In America people from senior government positions often work as lobbyist afterwards

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Structural power

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Influence on the input side of political processes

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10
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Structural power 1 concept

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Agenda-setting power

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Structural power 1 key form of influence

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implicit or explicit threat of relocation of investments

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Structural power 1 key source of influence

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  • Level of market concentration
  • Importance to economic growth, employment and innovation
  • The dependence of politicians to get re-elected due to economic succes
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13
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Structural power 2 concept

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Rule-setting power

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14
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Structural power 2 key form

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Authority

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Structural power 2 key sources

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  • Level of market concentration
  • Void left by governments
  • Consumer demand
  • New norms and ideas in society
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16
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Possible solution to take away firms power?

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Green eco labels

17
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Discursive power

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ability to frame norms and ideas

18
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Discursive power concept

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shape norms and ideas, creating new interests

19
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Discursive power key forms

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Communication on issues that can change peoples perspective, framing issues that need business involvement and solutions

20
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Discursive power key sources

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  • Media time, advertisements, campaigns
  • New media giants
21
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Framing issues: the business case

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If Target were to use solar panels than solar panels will become mainstream. It will be cheaper and easier accessible

22
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Framing issues: framing themselves

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Stating that governments can not fix the situation but businesses can

23
Q

Power with

A

Joint act in solidarity, based on learning and cooperation (win-win situations)

24
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Power to

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Empowering individuals or groups to have agency and control over their own lives and decisions by giving them resources, knowledge and authority

25
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Fragility of business power

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Discursive power gives companies power but is also their achilles heel:
- Business is not a unitary actor
- Differences between large, medium and small businesses
- Vulnerability to scandals
- Vulnerability to changing norms and values

26
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Structure-agency debate

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Types of relations through which agents can bring about change or face structural constraints

27
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Substantial agency

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Actors with a transformational orientation and have the ability to takee action or to choose what action to take

28
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Gridlock in environmental politics is completely incomprehensible

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Being in favor is ultimately good for everyone. The structure of the regime will change and eventually they will win. However, it is not winning over someone but a win for everyone.

29
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Types of agency

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  • Selfdetermined
  • Individual
  • Substantial
  • Policy (strong notions on right and wrong)
30
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4 faces of power

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  • Agent based - visible power (instrumental) (power to/with)
  • Hidden power (structural)
  • Invisible power (discursive)
  • Unconsious power (the environment is an object of governance)
31
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3 reasons why rule setting matters

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  • Exercise of power by business actors (design of rules: only big companies can dictate)
  • Business set rules: affects all
  • Rule setting by business: undermines public rule setting
32
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Consumption corridors

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Satisfying human needs and reducing demand for energy resources

33
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3 things needed for just sustainability transitions

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  • Balance of power
  • Decision making process
  • Focus on ecological and social justice
34
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Reasons no governance in food sector

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  1. Power of the companies
  2. Lack of clear scientific consensus
  3. Weak and fragmented natur of regulatory frameworks
  4. The complex and distanced nature of the underlying drivers
35
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Role of technology in food sector (2 ways)

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Let the big firms do it: more chemicals and dependence of farmers

Let do small scale agro-ecological production methods

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