This Book Gives Substance To The View That We Need To Break With The Habit Of Defining Power Exclusively In Terms Of Military Capabilities Of States. Featuring Contributions From Distinguished And Upcoming Scholars It Explores Facets Of Power In International Politics Through A Variety Of Conceptual Lenses. Drawing On Insights From Social Theory And Placing A Particular Focus On The Phenomenon Of Power, Fifteen Chapters Assess The Meaning Of Power From The Perspectives Of Realism, Constructivism, Or Development Studies, With Discussions Ranging From Conceptual Analysis To Practical Application. From The Bookjacket. Thinking About Power / Felix Berenskoetter -- The Concept Of Power : A Constructivist Analysis / Stefano Guzzini -- Realist Conceptions Of Power / Brian C. Schmidt -- Structural Realism And The Problem Of Polarity And War / Joseph M. Grieco -- Power And The Battle For Hearts And Minds : On The Bluntness Of Soft Power / Steven Lukes -- Why Soft Power Isn't So Soft : Representational Force And Attraction In World Politics / Janice Bially Mattern -- The Power Of Persuasion / Richard Ned Lebow -- Contested Credibility : Symbolic Power In British Exchange Rate Politics / Wolf Hassdorf -- Notes On A Soft Power Research Agenda / Joseph S. Nye, Jr. -- Reflecting On Normative Power Europe / Thomas Diez, Ian Manners -- Empowerment Among Nations : A Sociological Perspective / Erik Ringmar -- Levels, Spaces And Forms Of Power : Analyzing Opportunities For Change / John Gaventa -- On The Transformational Potential Of Global Civil Society / Ronnie D. Lipschutz -- Discourses Of Power : Traversing The Realist-postmodern Divide / Jennifer Sterling-folker, Rosemary E. Shinko -- Theory Meets Practice : Facets Of Power In The War On Terror / M. J. Williams. Edited By Felix Berenskoetter And M. J. Williams. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [277]-306 And Index.