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-'''Steven Lukes''' has identified three dimensions of power.
+'''[[Steven Lukes]]''' has identified three dimensions of power.
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 |style="padding: 10px" |'''2nd Dimension'''
-|No actual conflict is observed between groups.<br> The powerful succeed in getting their own way by preventing controversial issues from being discussed or because other groups realize they have little chance in a fight.<br>The exercise of power is however obvious to the less powerful.
+|No actual conflict is observed between groups.<br> The powerful succeed in getting their own way by preventing controversial issues from being discussed or because other groups realize they have little chance in a fight.<br>The exercise of power is, however, obvious to the less powerful.
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 |style="padding: 10px" |'''3rd Dimension'''
 |Even the disadvantaged do not recognize that something is being done against their interests.<br> They accept the situation and fail to recognize their own true interests.
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+[[Kenneth Benson]] considers all three dimensions in his book Organizations: A dialectical view. His writings provide insight for any potential critical systems methodology.
 ==References==
 * Lukes, S. (Ed.). (1986). Power (Vol. 2). NYU Press.
+* Jackson, M. C. (1988). Systems methods for organizational analysis and design. Systems Research, 5(3), 201-210.
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