Power and Precision in the Public Health Economy
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IntroductionSteven Lukes’ second edition of Power: A Radical View appears to have little import for public health theory and practice. Its academic discussion is well-cited and well-written, but dense and conceptual. lts practice-based reasoning is wanting. Lukes admitted as such, “And yet, among those who have reflected on the matter, there is no agreement about to how to define it, how to conceive it, how to study it and, if it can be measured, how to measure it. There are endless debates about such questions, which show no sign of imminent resolution, and there is not even agreement about whether all this disagreement matters.”1 On the other hand, Public Health Liberation seeks transdisciplinary synthesis to elucidate and affect the Public Health Economy. It is imperative to sift through the concepts and theories in Lukes’ Power to fulfill the mission of our transdiscipline. As such, here are five critiques of this discourse to build upon the disciplinary foundation of Public Health Liberation. This discussion is meant to bridge the core tenets of PHL, as discussed in our inaugural manuscript. First, we discuss power in the context of Steven Lukes’ Power: A Radical View, then provide five takeaways for thinking about the Public Health Economy.
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