POWER. A COURSE, TAUGHT AT UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID

This course is conceived as twofold: a review of the history of power, and an introduction to theories of power. The first editions was specially tailored for students in their fourth course, Degree of International Relations, and it has lately been adapted for the Law and Political and Social Science Degrees.

• This syllabus of this edition is available in Moodle 
• Readings on contemporary models of power are available here and through Campus Virtual  The access to the teacher podcasts and previous presentations are in the blog posts below.
• This is the access to the table we are completing this course [link] (members in the team work on it to adapt for the team presentation). 

Because networks are very powerful, you may help to develop and strengthen our UCM Class network by sharing highlight on the course via twitter with the hashtag #UCMPower, and do RTs. You are welcome, to do it and highlighting the work of others in the course will be rewarded with better grade.

Important dates
Exam (portfolio) will be completed for upload on Tuesday Dec the 20th.

In this course attitude and compromise are as important than aptitude.

DAY 1. INTRODUCTION. FROM MAX WEBER TO YUVAL NOAH HARARI

Basic bibliography for the preparation of seminar sessions and presentations

DAY 1 Presentation of the course

Reference texts:

MAX WEBER: The classification of forms of legitimacy

HARARI : Sapiens. Arrow (Random). ISBN: 9780099590088 [link]

We read 50 pages of Harari´s book each week, ahead of the monday class. A group presents and we comment on the readings on Monday. As an introduction to Harari in this course I recommend the audio-video below [in Spanish]. Other audio-videos in the following link cover the classes in the course [Press here to reach the audio-videos]

Cada semana proponemos la lectura de unas 50 páginas del libro de Harari, que se presentan y comentan en clase. Como comentario a Harari dentro de este curso, recomiendo los siguientes Videos. I will be working on along the course.

MAX WEBER: La clasificación de formas de legitimidad.

HARARI : Sapiens. Arrow (Random). ISBN: 9780099590088 [enlace]

DAY 8º and 9º. SOCIAL NETWORKS AND POLITICAL PROCESSES

SOCIAL NETWORKS AND POLITICAL PROCESSES

DAY 8º and 9º

Reference texts:

Mathew A. Crenson. "Social Networks and Political Processes in
Urban Neighborhoods"
American Journal of Political Science. 1978. vol, 22, pp. 578-594

Listen to the podcast (18mn.)

Watch a featured presentation:

Redes Sociales y Procesos Políticos en Vecindarios Urbanos Matthew Crenson, by Marta López

DAY 12º. FLYVERBOM THEORY OF POWER: HYBRID FORUMS

HYBRID FORUMS

DAY 12º

Reference texts:

Mikkel Flyverbom. Organizing Hybrid Forums, in The Power of Networks. 2011. pp. 66-97.

Listen to the podcast (13 mn.)


Watch a featured presentation

Organizing Hybrid Forums UCM Power Theory on Networks by María Vitali 

DAY 13th. POWER THEORIES AND APPLICATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

AN APPLICATION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

     DAY 13th

Reference texts:

Joachim Krause. 2017 "The Times are Changing. Fundamental Structural Changes in International Relations as a Challenge for Germany and Europe "Sirius. P. 3-23. doi: 10.1515 / sirius-2017-0025
Access to the reading here

Olga Gil. 2017. Trumpismo. Política Exterior, Primavera 2017. Accesible en: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315696847_Trumpismo_La_relacion_entre_el_Estados_Unidos_de_Trump_con_Latinoamerica_y_los_BRICs_Que_importancia_tienen_los_tipos_de_interes
Access to the reading here

Listen to the podcast (19mn.)