Signature of Power

Harold D. Lasswell (1902-1978) served as Ford Foundation Professor of the Social Sciences at Yale University, USA, Distinguished Professor of Policy Sciences at John Jay College of the City University of New York, USA, and as professor of political science at the University of Chicago, USA. He authored many books on political and policy research.

• IntroductionPart I Analysis1 The Military Arena: The Encircling and the Encircled2 The Civil Arena and the Sharing of Power The Civil Arena: Patterns of Interpenetration The Sharing of Power: The Vertical and the Horizontal3 The Phases of Decision Dimensions of Decision: Differentiation and Demarcation The Intelligence Phase (Informing): Gathering, Processing, and Disseminating Knowledge The Promoting Phase: Mobilization of Support The Prescribing Phase: Formulating Norms, Contingencies, and Sanctions The Invoking Phase: Provisional Characterization of Particular Situations The Applying Phase: Final Characterization of the Particular The Terminating Phase: Cancelling and Compensating The Appraisal Phase: Reviews of Performance and Impact4 The Phenomena of Spacing 5 The Earth as IconPart II Exhibits 1.0 Silhouette Analysis 2.0 Decision Functions 3.0 Symbolizing Identity 4.0 Modes and Sequences of Differentiation and Demarcation 5.0 Centralization and Decentralization 6.0 Equality/Inequality 7.0 ArenasIllustrations