Key learning points

1. We can identify and explore modern and historic ideas about power and conflict.
2. Power might entail tyranny, hierarchy, dictatorship, tradition, progress, historical dominance or force.
3. Conflict might be: war; tradition vs progress; man vs nature; psychological; moral; personal vs national duty.

Keywords

• Power - control or influence over others

• Conflict - a disagreement or struggle between opposing forces or individuals

• Tyrannical - exercising power in a cruel, oppressive way.

• Sovereignty - the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.

• Exploitation - treating someone unfairly to benefit from their work.

Common misconception