Resources of power
Utilitarian
material and social goods
daily interests
Coercive
judicial prosecution
coercion
administrative punishment
if utilitarian resources don't suffice
Normative
Economic resources
means of influencing people's consciousness, beliefs, values, motivation of behaviour
designed to convince subordinates of the commonality of interests of citizens and authorities
ensure approval of the actions
material values for
production
consumprion
Ex. land, minerals, food, money
Social
lowering
raising
a person's social status, place in stratification
Cultural and informational
knowledge and info
means of their production and dissemination
Force resources
weapons, means of physical coercion
people trained to use them
Ex. the army, police, security services, prosecutors
Administrative
the ability of candidates/ parties
use official positions/ connections to government institutions
influence the outcome of elections
Demographic
individual - means of implementation of sb's will
institutions of science, education, the media