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A person is said to have influence over another

person when he/she can get him to do something
he/she would not do otherwise. Influence can be
brought about coercive or non-coercive means.
Non-coercive means = non-threatening means,
such as persuasion, discussion, argumentation etc.
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àoercion is show of force or the use of

threat to intimidate other person or
group. Man¶s capacity to coerce the
behavior of another through the threat
of sanctions.
 


Vorce is the application of coercion or the use of

physical pressure. The application of force is
required when all other extreme form of influence
have failed. When people refused to accept the
authority of government or to be influenced by
threat of sanctions, the only tool left to government
to ensure compliance is force.

Vorce is the „

 of politics

 



uersuasion is the capability to covince a

person to do (or not to do) something
 



is the capacity of a person or institution to command

obedience without coercion

is a legitimate power. uolitical uower is not always in

close relation with legitimacy

is not based on the superior force of those issuing

command but derives from the popular recognition
that some people and institutions have the right to
issue commands. Since government authority is based
on voluntary acceptance of the right to rule, the degree
of authority is directly proportional to level of
legitimacy
  


uower is a prime ingredient of politics

uower is the ability of one person to get another to do his bidding

uower is a connection between the ruler and the ruled. uower in

politics is identical with money in economy

uower is man¶s control over the mind and action of othe man (Hans J.
Morgenthau)

uower is a sort of enabling device to carry out or implement policies

or and decisions (Michael oskin, et.al.)

uower is the capacity to influence behavior through the threat of

coercion. uower depends upon the use, or threat of use, of negative or
positive sanctions (Mark . Amstutz)

uower is the ability to use the source of influence to influence the

process of political decision making for the benefit of the whole
society (amlan Surbakti)
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. uower is interhuman relation

2. uower holder influences person or other side
3. uower holder can be individual, group, organization, or government
4. bject of power (the influenced) can be individual, group, organization, or
government (or state, in case of foreign policy)
5. uerson or group that have sources of power are not really powerful since it depend
on the ability to use the sources of power effectively
6. The application of power resources perhaps involve coercion, consensus, or
combination of the two
7. The use of power depends on the moral perspective used in politics
8. The application of influence¶s resources is exceptionally beneficial to the people as a
whole or beneficial only to small group of society
9. Most political power purpose to use the resources of power for public society, while
personal power on the other hand, tend to use power for the interest of the small
part of society

. uower that have political aspect is the use of influence¶s resources to influence the
political process

Influence esource, i.e.: