Lesson 4 (Global citizenship) Underlying assumptions and power dynamics.pdf

Describes the differences between power and authority.

1. UNDERLYING
ASSUMPTIONS AND
POWER DYNAMICS
Topic 4

3. C. UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS AND
POWER DYNAMICS
i.Forms of Power
ii.Types of Authority
iii.Factors facilitating or hindering
citizenship and civic engagement at
global, national and local levels

4. Objective:
▸Critically assess the ways in
which power dynamics affect
voice, influence, access to
resources, decision-making and
governance.
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5. What is power?

6. Power and Authority
▸Powerrefers to the ability to have one’s will carried
out despite the resistance of others.
▸Authority is a power whose use is considered just and
appropriate by those over whom the power is
exercised.
▸In short, if a society approvesof the exercise of
power in a particular way, then that power is also
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7. Who do you think
has power in society
today? Why?

9. Understanding Power
French and Raven's Five Forms of Power
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Legitimate Reward Expert
Referent Coercive Informational

10. Legitimate Power
This comes from the belief
that a person has the formal
right to make demands and
to expect others to be
compliant and obedient.
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11. Reward Power
▸Reward –This results
from one person's ability
to compensate another
for compliance.
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12. Expert PowerExpert –This is based on
a person's high levels of
skill and knowledge.
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Expert Power

13. Referent Power
This is the result of a
person's perceived
attractiveness, worthiness,
and right to others' respect.
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14. Coercive Power
This comes from the belief
that a person can punish
others for noncompliance.
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15. Informational Power
▸This results from a person's
ability to control the information
that others need to accomplish
something.
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16. II. Weber and the
Types of Legitimate
Authority

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18. Traditional Authority
▸assigned to particular individuals
because of that society’s customs
and traditions.
▸It is hereditary;
▸It is religious.
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19. Rational-Legal Authority
▸rational-legal authorityderives from
law and is based on a belief in the
legitimacy of a society’s laws and rules
and in the right of leaders to act under
these rules to make decisions and set
policy.
▸resides in the office that an individual
fills, not in the individual per se.
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20. Charismatic Authority
▸Charismatic authoritystems from an individual’s
extraordinary personal qualitiesand from that
individual’s hold over followers because of these
qualities.
▸Such charismatic individuals may exercise authority
over a whole society or only a specific group within a
larger society.
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21. Key Takeaways:
•Power refers to the ability to have one’s will carried out
despite the resistance of others.
•According to Max Weber, the three types of legitimate
authority are traditional, rational-legal, and charismatic.
•Charismatic authority is relatively unstable because the
authority held by a charismatic leader may not easily
extend to anyone else after the leader dies.
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22. For your review:
1.Think of someone, either a person you have known or a
national or historical figure, whom you regard as a
charismatic leader. What is it about this person that
makes her or him charismatic? Bring his/her picture in
class and share it with the class.
2.Why is rational-legal authority generally more stable
than charismatic authority?
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23. Young People's Civic and
Political Engagement and
Global Citizenship

24. Civic Engagement
▸“Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the
civic life of our communities and developing the combination
of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that
difference. It means promoting the quality of life in a
community, through both political and non-political
processes.” -Excerpts fromCivic Responsibility and Higher
Education, edited by Thomas Ehrlich, published by Oryx
Press, 2000.
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25. Ways in which people can be civically
and politically active:
▸engaging with electoral processessuch as voting,
trying to persuade others to vote for a particular
candidate, and working for a political party.
▸providing help to people in need, solving community
problems or raising money for charitable causes.
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26. ▸A very positive feature of many
young people’s civic and political
engagement today is precisely their
concern for the global community,
and not just for their own local
community.
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27. •Engaged in intercultural contact, cooperation,
interaction and dialogue.
•Tolerant of cultural differences and appreciative of
cultural diversity.
•Supportive of global human rights and humanitarian
needs, and willing to contribute to international
humanitarian relief.
•Concerned for the environment and engaged in pro-
environmental activities.
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28. Activity: Group yourselves and create
the KWL organizer
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K –What you know about
Civic Engagement
W-What are the forms of
Civic Engagement
L –List down initiatives
you can do for you
community

29. On to the next topic

31. Activity: Group yourselves and create
the KWL organizer
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K –What you know about
Civic Engagement?
W-What are that hinders
young people to practice
civic engagement?
L –List down initiatives
you can do for you
community
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32. FACTORS FACILITATING OR
HINDERING CITIZENSHIP AND
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AT
GLOBAL, NATIONAL AND
LOCAL LEVELS

33. FACTORS FACILITATING OR
HINDERING CITIZENSHIP AND CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT
▸1. Issues and causes
▸2. Conventional Politics
▸3. Socio-economic Status
▸4. Gender
▸5. Ethnicity
▸6. Parents
▸7. Peer Groups
▸8. School
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34. ▸The education that young people receive at school is
also critical. If schools enable students to raise
ethical, social, civic and political issues in the
classroom, allow them to discuss controversial topics,
encourage them to express their own opinions and to
listen to one another in order to explore a variety of
different perspectives, students will tend to acquire
higher levels of political interest, trust and
knowledge, which in turn will boost the likelihood of
them voting in the future.
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35. ▸civic-mindedness—i.e. concern for other people
within one’s community and a sense of civic duty—
needs to take the form of global-mindedness—i.e.
concern for the whole of humanity and the planet.
▸A very positive feature of many young people’s civic
and political engagement today is precisely their
concern for the global community, and not just for
their own local community.
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36. References:
▸Mind Tools Content Team. French and Raven's Five Forms of
Power. Retrieved from:
https://www.mindtools.com/abwzix3/french-and-ravens-five-
forms-of-power
▸Weber, M. (1978).Economy and society: An outline of interpretive sociology(G. Roth &
C. Wittich, Eds.). Berkeley: University of California Press. (Original work published
1921) as mentioned by University of Minnesota, 2016. Power and Authority. Retrvied
from: https://open.lib.umn.edu/sociology/chapter/14-1-power-and-
authority/#:~:text=Weber's%20keen%20insight%20lay%20in,legal%20authority%2C%2
0and%20charismatic%20authority.
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