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This paper examines power as an intersubjective construct, highlighting its origins and internal contradictions.

June 19, 2026Open Access

Conferred Power: Where Power Comes From and Where It Goes

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The paper develops a theory of power dynamics in society, addressing individual roles and counter-actions.

This paper examines power as an intersubjective construct, highlighting its origins and internal contradictions.
Analyzed power’s structural aspects and its dependence on intersubjective relations.
Explored three forms of counter-power and their respective logics.
Evaluated the role of symbols and responsibility in power dynamics.
Demonstrated power erodes intersubjective conditions through contradictions inherent in its exercise.
Identified communication, violence, and withdrawal as distinct forms of counter-power.
Proposed a tripartite distribution of responsibility among rulers, the governed, and symbolic order.

Tianle Han (2026) studied this question.

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