А Dialogical Paradigm of Power

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the analysis of various concepts of the origin, interpretation, and strategies for power implementation. The main goal of the research is to identify the paradigm shifts in political theory and justify the relevance of the dialogical paradigm of power. In particular, author discusses the sectional and non-sectional concepts of power, considers the main power implementation strategies under the prism of a dialogical paradigm. Pointing to the limitedness of conflict theories of power the author substantiates that in modern conditions, as paradigm shifts, the whole philosophy of power is changing. The author concludes that in parallel with the formation and development of the information and communication society, the use of “hard” power strategies is significantly reduced. And the new trends of decentralization of the power and wild use of network management technologies, in turn, open up new perspectives for the implementation and application of dialogue strategies realization of power.