Introduction

I. Theories of Power

Machiavelli: Strategies of Sovereigns

Weber: Willpower and Social Processes

Luhmann: Symbolically Generalized Communication Media

Arendt: Totalitarianism and Power

Foucault: Techniques of Power

II. Development/Structures of Power and the Relevance of Communication

Knowledge

Resources

Network

Communication

III. Specific Phenomena, Case Studies and Analyzes

Digital Communication, Violence, Intercultural Phenomena, impACT (Expert: Nicole Bogott)

Conclusion

Critical Examination, Outlook