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• W1905260420 abstract "The primary intention of this thesis is to explore theories and practices of power. To that end, theanalysis first pays close and critical attention to a number of theories of power, and employs theempirical example of the police organization as a means through which to explore the strengthsand weaknesses of these different theoretical perspectives.These themes are examined in a number of ways: firstly, by setting out and exploring differentsociological and organizational theories of power; secondly, by considering a range of powerrelatedpractices (management practices, hierarchical practices, and gender related powerpractices) in light of theoretical approaches to power; and thirdly, by seeking to push forwardtheories of power in light of the (theoretically informed) empirical analysis. The empirical analysisis based on semi-structured interviews and non-participant observation of officers in oneConstabulary. This thesis brings to the police literature a critical perspective on organizations thathas been largely lacking to date. The analysis aims to extend the terms of debate about the theoryand practice of power in some measure in light of its focus on how power operates in culturalpractices, organizational practices, and notions of subjectivity and identity management.This thesis draws first on the power-related work of Max Weber, and associated critiques, for agreater understanding of the assumptions and limitations of bureaucracy, appropriate to a study ofpower in the quasi-militaristic bureaucratic police organization. The thesis also draws on thepower-related approach of Michel Foucault, and related critiques. The analysis engages criticallywith the power/knowledge concept, and related questions of resistance and agency.Considerations of epistemological and ontological constraints inform the whole analysis, withregard to theories of power, methodology, and in explorations of power-related theory in light ofempirical data. This thesis argues that power informs what is often described as the intransigenceof police culture, and that power is reflected in, and as a consequence of, organizational structures,managerial practices, and officers' concerns with subjectivity.Accordingly, the underlying assumptions of this thesis are that:1) in order to understand many seemingly intransigent practices within the police force it isnecessary to explore the analytical significance of power as expressed in structure, discourseand practices, and;2) that identities are negotiated in a complex environment in which success and status areinformed and defined largely by a history of white, male practices.The research places questions of power inequalities at the centre of much of the analysis, inparticular gender inequalities. The analysis also engages with current debates in organizationaltheory about power and resistance and seeks to extend the ways in which resistance is theorizedand researched empirically. The analysis therefore considers officers' 'interactions with, andresponses to' a range of organizational practices, in order to engage critically with the powerrelatedimplications of everyday practices in the police, and, to push forward the ways in whichworkplace resistance (and compliance) are theorized.This thesis shows some of the ways in which assessment practices in the police organizationexacerbate and shape concerns with subjectivity as often expressed in attempts to protect aspectsof identity, or in the privileging of some aspects of identity in this very public, and maledominated, workplace. A central contention of the present work: that many theories of power,including those associated with Weber and Foucault, do not adequately incorporate the influenceand role of identity and subjectivity in the shaping of power practices." @default.
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• W1905260420 title "Managing the blues : theories and practices of power in the police service" @default.
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