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'''Steven Michael Lukes''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FBA}} (born 1941) is a British political and social theorist. Currently he is a professor of politics and sociology at [[New York University]]. He was formerly a professor at the [[University of Siena]], the [[European University Institute]] (Florence) and the [[London School of Economics]].
'''Steven Michael Lukes''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FBA}} (born 8 March 1941) is a British political and social theorist. Currently he is a professor of politics and sociology at [[New York University]]. He was formerly a professor at the [[University of Siena]], the [[European University Institute]] (Florence) and the [[London School of Economics]].


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Lukes attended the [[Newcastle Royal Grammar School|Royal Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne]],<ref>http://sociology.fas.nyu.edu/object/stevenlukes{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> completing his studies there in 1958. Lukes completed his BA in 1962 at [[Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol College]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]]. He worked as a research fellow at [[Nuffield College, Oxford|Nuffield College]] and as a lecturer in politics at [[Worcester College, Oxford|Worcester College]] and completed his [[Master of Arts|MA]] in 1967. In 1968, he completed his doctorate on the work of [[Émile Durkheim]]. From 1966 to 1987, he was fellow and tutor in politics at Balliol College. He is a Fellow of the [[British Academy]] (FBA) and a visiting professor at the [[University of Paris]], New York University, [[University of California, San Diego]], and [[Hebrew University]].
Lukes attended the [[Newcastle Royal Grammar School|Royal Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sociology.fas.nyu.edu/object/stevenlukes |title=New York University > Sociology > Lukes, Steven |website=sociology.fas.nyu.edu |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041029123121/http://sociology.fas.nyu.edu/object/stevenlukes |archive-date=29 October 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref> completing his studies there in 1958. Lukes completed his BA in 1962 at [[Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol College]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]]. He worked as a research fellow at [[Nuffield College, Oxford|Nuffield College]] and as a lecturer in politics at [[Worcester College, Oxford|Worcester College]] and completed his [[Master of Arts|MA]] in 1967. In 1968, he completed his doctorate on the work of [[Émile Durkheim]]. From 1966 to 1987, he was fellow and tutor in politics at Balliol College. He is a Fellow of the [[British Academy]] (FBA) and a visiting professor at the [[University of Paris]], New York University, [[University of California, San Diego]], and [[Hebrew University]].


From 1974 to 1983, he was President of the Committee for the History of Sociology of the [[International Sociological Association]]. He was the co-director of the European Forum on Citizenship at the European University Institute from 1995 to 1996.
From 1974 to 1983, he was President of the Committee for the History of Sociology of the [[International Sociological Association]]. He was the co-director of the European Forum on Citizenship at the European University Institute from 1995 to 1996.


In April 2006, Lukes married the political commentator and author [[Katha Pollitt]], this being his third marriage. Lukes was previously a widower.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/30/fashion/weddings/30poll.html The New York Times: Katha Pollitt and Steven Lukes]</ref> He has three children from his previous marriage to the English barrister [[Nina Stanger]].{{cn|date=April 2022}}
In April 2006, Lukes married the political commentator and author [[Katha Pollitt]], this being his third marriage. Lukes was previously a widower.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/30/fashion/weddings/30poll.html The New York Times: Katha Pollitt and Steven Lukes]</ref> He has three children from his previous marriage to the English barrister [[Nina Stanger]].{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}


==Academic interests==
==Academic interests==
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Not to be confused with Stephen Luke.
Steven Lukes
FBA
Lukes in İstanbul, Turkey, in 2014
Born (1941-03-08) 8 March 1941 (age 83)[3]
NationalityBritish
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Oxford (D.Phil., 1968)
Balliol College (B.A., 1962)
ThesisÉmile Durkheim: an Intellectual Biography (1968)
Doctoral advisorE. E. Evans-Pritchard[1]
InfluencesÉmile Durkheim
Academic work
DisciplineSociologist
InstitutionsBalliol College
European University Institute
University of Siena
New York University[2]
Websitehttps://stevenlukes.net/

Steven Michael Lukes FBA (born 8 March 1941) is a British political and social theorist. Currently he is a professor of politics and sociology at New York University. He was formerly a professor at the University of Siena, the European University Institute (Florence) and the London School of Economics.

Life and career

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Lukes attended the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne,[4] completing his studies there in 1958. Lukes completed his BA in 1962 at Balliol College, Oxford. He worked as a research fellow at Nuffield College and as a lecturer in politics at Worcester College and completed his MA in 1967. In 1968, he completed his doctorate on the work of Émile Durkheim. From 1966 to 1987, he was fellow and tutor in politics at Balliol College. He is a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) and a visiting professor at the University of Paris, New York University, University of California, San Diego, and Hebrew University.

From 1974 to 1983, he was President of the Committee for the History of Sociology of the International Sociological Association. He was the co-director of the European Forum on Citizenship at the European University Institute from 1995 to 1996.

In April 2006, Lukes married the political commentator and author Katha Pollitt, this being his third marriage. Lukes was previously a widower.[5] He has three children from his previous marriage to the English barrister Nina Stanger.[citation needed]

Academic interests

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Lukes' main interests are political and social theory, the sociology of Durkheim and his followers, individualism, rationality, the category of the person, Marxism and ethics, sociology of morality and new forms of liberalism, varieties of conceptions of power, the notion of the "good society", rationality and relativism, moral conflict and politics.

He is a member of the editorial board of the European Journal of Sociology and directs a research project on what is left of the socialist idea in Western and Eastern Europe.

The three dimensions of power

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One of Lukes' academic theories is that of the "three faces of power," presented in his book, Power: A Radical View. This theory claims that power is exercised in three ways: decision-making power, non-decision-making power, and ideological power.[citation needed][6]

Decision-making power is the most public of the three dimensions. Analysis of this "face" focuses on policy preferences revealed through political action.[7]

Non-decision-making power is that which sets the agenda in debates and makes certain issues (e.g., the merits of socialism in the United States) unacceptable for discussion in "legitimate" public forums. Adding this face gives a two-dimensional view of power allowing the analyst to examine both current and potential issues, expanding the focus on observable conflict to those types that might be observed overtly or covertly.[8]

Ideological power allows one to influence people's wishes and thoughts, even making them want things opposed to their own self-interest (e.g., causing women to support a patriarchal society). Lukes offers this third dimension as a "thoroughgoing critique" of the behavioural focus of the first two dimensions,[9] supplementing and correcting the shortcomings of previous views, allowing the analyst to include both latent and observable conflicts. Lukes claims that a full critique of power should include both subjective interests and those "real" interests held by those excluded by the political process.[10]

Selected works

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Books

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  • Lukes, Steven (1972). Émile Durkheim: His Life and Work. New York: Harper & Row.
  • Lukes, Steven (1973). Individualism. New York: Harper & Row.
  • Lukes, Steven (1974). Power: A Radical View. London: Macmillan.
    • Lukes, Steven (2005). Power: A Radical View (2nd ed.). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Lukes, Steven (2021). Power: A Radical View (3rd ed.). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Lukes, Steven (1977). Essays in Social Theory. New York: Columbia University Press.
  • Lukes, Steven (1985). Marxism and Morality. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • Lukes, Steven (1991). Moral Conflict and Politics. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • Lukes, Steven (1995). The Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat. London: Verso.
  • Lukes, Steven (2003). Liberals and Cannibals. London: Verso.
  • Lukes, Steven (2008). Moral Relativism. London: Picador/Macmillan.


References

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  1. ^ Pickering, W.S.F.; Martins, H. (2014). "Introduction". Debating Durkheim. London: Routledge. p. 3. ISBN 978-0415869546. It was not without significance that Evans-Pritchard was the supervisor of the thesis ...
  2. ^ "Curriculum Vitae". Steven Lukes.net. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Lukes, Steven - LC Authority Name File". the Library of Congress. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  4. ^ "New York University > Sociology > Lukes, Steven". sociology.fas.nyu.edu. Archived from the original on 29 October 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. ^ The New York Times: Katha Pollitt and Steven Lukes
  6. ^ Heywood, Andrew. (2013). Faces of power. In The Palgrave Macmillan Politics (4th ed., p. 9). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. Heywood used the terms power as agenda setting and power as thought control for the second and third faces of power.
  7. ^ Lukes, Steven. Power: A Radical View. London: Macmillan Press, 1974. p. 15.
  8. ^ Lukes, Steven. Power: A Radical View. London: Macmillan Press, 1974. p. 20.
  9. ^ Lukes, Steven. Power: A Radical View. London: Macmillan Press, 1974. p. 24.
  10. ^ Lukes, Steven. Power: A Radical View. London: Macmillan Press, 1974. p. 25.
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