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agency-structure problem  

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  • Most theories of power either assign power to agents—which could be individuals, collectives such as classes or groups, or organizations—or see power as a pervasive element of the structure of society that operates outside the control of agents. The agency-structure problem concerns how we assign power to one or the other, or how much importance we place on either agency or structure. [Source: Encyclopedia of Power; Agency-Structure Problem]

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