Power Arena Framework: Power, Power Relations and Institutions
摘要
This chapter presents the theoretical framework by organizing a theoretical review of the literature on powerPower relationsPower relations and institutions. Section 2.2 focuses on the current theories of powerPower relation debates in urban development. Section 2.3 assesses the conceptualization of power, power resources and power relations based on the structuration theory and Foucault’s power approach. Section 2.4 examines the utility of the institutionalist approach in understanding the institutional setting and outcomes. Section 2.5, based on the above theoretical discussions, establishes the theoretical framework of this book—power arena framework.