Relations of Domination and Movements for Liberation: An Analysis of Power between Groups (Abridged)

Reproduces Apfelbaum's classic article. At the time it was an intellectually and politically pioneering contribution to social theory in and beyond psychology. Her analysis is still of vital relevance 20 years later. Participating contributors reflect on their responses to her paper when it was first published. Apfelbaum reflects on the way research on power relations has developed over the past 20 years. She reflects on why some social scientists still oppose analysis in terms of power relations, and the underlying value conflict on account of the realities of power-based social relations with all their related practices of discrimination/exclusion while still claiming to belong to a truly democratic society. Reflects on Hannah Arendt's work. (Quotes from original text)