Knowledge, political power and the Toxics Release Inventory.
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Title
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Knowledge, political power and the Toxics Release Inventory.
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Identifier
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AAI9530904
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identifier
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9530904
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Creator
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McCullough, Michael Francis.
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Contributor
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Adviser: John H. Mollenkopf
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Date
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1995
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Political Science, General
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Abstract
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In an effort to explicate the relationship between knowledge and political power, this study examines three community-based conflicts in which knowledge derived from the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) played a role. The case studies are used to develop a definition of power and an analytical framework appropriate for describing and understanding the functions of knowledge in political conflicts. This analytical framework is then used to explain variations in the political utility of TRI-based knowledge for pollution opponents.;Political power is defined as the capacity to understand and advance one's interests in concert with some even in the case of conflict with others. The related analytical framework is inspired by the three dimensions of power scheme conceived by Lukes (1974) and developed by Gaventa (1980). The proposed model of power draws a clear distinction between political activity and the underlying political structural capacities that account for such activity. The greater or lesser knowledge-building and organizational capacities of the actors in the conflicts account for the political utility of knowledge.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
