IB Digital Society Topic 2.4A Power and Types of Power Revision Notes (SL/HL)

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2.4A Power and Types of Power

Power as a Concept

Power = the capacity to influence or control the behaviour of others. It shows up in almost every relationship, well beyond governments and armies.
Treat power as a relationship that shifts with who needs what from whom. Always ask who has power over whom, and how it is exercised.
Lukes (1974) three faces: winning open conflicts; agenda-setting (controlling what even reaches the table); and shaping what people want so they never object. Digital systems use all three, and are especially good at the third.
Power is often invisible until used: you may not notice a platform's power until it changes a rule, removes a feature, or closes an account.
Anchoring question: which digital systems give people power, and which take it away?

Analogy

Analogy

Power is like the current in a river: you cannot see it directly, only what it moves.
To spot it, watch whose choices have to bend around someone else's.

The Six Bases of Power

Power always comes from somewhere; naming the source is the first step. French and Raven (1959) sort it into six bases, each sharpened in the digital world.
Coercive (threat of punishment: a platform can suspend, bury, or lock out) and reward (handing out what people want: pushing a video to millions, a verification badge).
Legitimate (an accepted right to give orders: a moderator, a government site) and expert (knowledge or skill: a doctor, a navigation app). Both can be borrowed or faked online.

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2.4A Power and Types of Power

Power as a Concept

Power = the capacity to influence or control the behaviour of others. It shows up in almost every relationship, well beyond governments and armies.
Treat power as a relationship that shifts with who needs what from whom. Always ask who has power over whom, and how it is exercised.
Lukes (1974) three faces: winning open conflicts; agenda-setting (controlling what even reaches the table); and shaping what people want so they never object. Digital systems use all three, and are especially good at the third.
Power is often invisible until used: you may not notice a platform's power until it changes a rule, removes a feature, or closes an account.
Anchoring question: which digital systems give people power, and which take it away?

Analogy

Analogy

Power is like the current in a river: you cannot see it directly, only what it moves.
To spot it, watch whose choices have to bend around someone else's.

The Six Bases of Power

Power always comes from somewhere; naming the source is the first step. French and Raven (1959) sort it into six bases, each sharpened in the digital world.
Coercive (threat of punishment: a platform can suspend, bury, or lock out) and reward (handing out what people want: pushing a video to millions, a verification badge).
Legitimate (an accepted right to give orders: a moderator, a government site) and expert (knowledge or skill: a doctor, a navigation app). Both can be borrowed or faked online.

Definition

Paywall

(on a website) an arrangement whereby access is restricted to users who have paid to subscribe to the site.

anim nostrud sit dolore minim proident quis fugiat velit et eiusmod nulla quis nulla mollit dolor sunt culpa aliqua

Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit

Note

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation.

Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident

Tip

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris.
Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum.

Topic 1 - Introduction - Digital Society1 subtopic

Topic 2 - Concepts - Digital Society7 subtopics

Topic 3 - Content - Digital Society7 subtopics

Topic 4 - Contexts - Digital Society7 subtopics

Topic 5 - Challenges and Interventions - Digital Society (HL)3 subtopics

IB Digital Society 2.4A Power and Types of Power Notes

Topic 1 - Introduction - Digital Society1 subtopic

Topic 2 - Concepts - Digital Society7 subtopics

Topic 3 - Content - Digital Society7 subtopics

Topic 4 - Contexts - Digital Society7 subtopics

Topic 5 - Challenges and Interventions - Digital Society (HL)3 subtopics

2.4A Power and Types of Power

Power as a Concept

The Six Bases of Power

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Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit

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2.4A Power and Types of Power

Power as a Concept

The Six Bases of Power

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Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit

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