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Journal of Theoretical Politics, Vol. 17, No. 3, 377-387 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0951629805052886

The Possibility of a Preference-Based Power Index

Stefan Napel

University of Hamburg, napel{at}econ.uni-hamburg.de

Mika Widgrén

Turku School of Economics, mika.widgren{at}tukkk.fi

This article replies to the claim that preference-based power indices are impossible and that preferences should be ignored when assessing actors’ influence in different interactions (Braham and Holler [2005] ‘The Impossibility of a Preference-based Power Index’, Journal of Theoretical Politics 17: 137-57). The article argues that preferences are an important determinant of potential and actual outcomes of social interaction and thereby a valuable ingredient of power analysis.

Key Words: power indices • preferences • strategic power


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