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7. Political power as a general sociological category

To understand the problem of political power, it is necessary to understand what power is in general, that is, to consider power as a general sociological category.

It is known that political (state power) is not the only type of public power. Power is inherent in any organized community of people. It is characteristic of both class and classless society, both for society as a whole and for its various constituent formations.

Accordingly, it is customary to distinguish between types of power: the power of the clan, tribe, community, political (state), economic, various public associations, parental, church.

Each of the varieties of public authority has a certain originality, differs in specific features.

It is important to keep in mind that, firstly, coercion is an integral element of the content of any power. Public power is unthinkable without coercion, which, in accordance with the historical situation and the nature of power, acquires a different content and form.

Secondly, relations regarding power, or power relations, are volitional in nature and, from the point of view of their structure, consist of “domination - subordination” and “leadership - subordination”.

Depending on the specific historical conditions, power can either act as a combination of "dominance - subordination" and "leadership - subordination" relations, or it can manifest itself only in the "leadership - subordination" relationship. Power is a means of functioning of any social community, manifested as a relation of subordination of the persons included in this community to a single guiding will in it.

The foregoing allows us to formulate a brief definition of the concept of power as a general sociological category.

Power - this is a means of functioning of any social community, corresponding to the nature and level of social life, consisting in relation to the subordination of the will of individuals and their associations to the guiding will in this community.

Such a definition characterizes any social power - class and non-class, state and non-state.

Political power is state power, i.e., one that comes from the state and is realized only with its (direct or indirect) participation.

The state is a direct embodiment, a special organization of political power.

Author: Konstantin Sibikeev

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