Power in government and politics

Power as a pervasive force in social institutions

Power in institutions like schools and hospitals

Power relations in society

Surveillance and control

Power as a disciplinary mechanism

Normalization and discipline
Overview of Foucault's work and influence
Background on Michel Foucault
Foucault's idea of resistance as a counterforce to power Importance of power in Foucault's theory

Individual resistance
Resistance to power power relation Michel Foucault
Definition of power according to Foucault

Forms of resistance in different contexts

Collective resistance
Foucault's conception of power Power as a productive force

Analysis of power relations

Influence on contemporary social and political theory

Implications and criticisms of Foucault's

Overemphasis on power relations theory of power

Criticisms of Foucault's concept of power

Lack of consideration for agency and individual action