Powell, Jason2016-03-232016-03-232015-12Powell, J. L. (2015) Power. In J. Stone, D. Rutledge, P. Rizova, A. Smith, & X. Hou, (Eds.), The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism. (pp.1-2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118663202.wberen131978111866320210.1002/9781118663202.wberen131http://hdl.handle.net/10034/603579Like all concepts in social science, power is a complex term. The literature on power is marked by a deep disagreement over the basic definition of power. Some theorists define power as getting someone else to do what you want them to do (power over), whereas others define it more broadly as an ability or a capacity to act (power to).enPowerBook chapter