Definitionsmacht

English translation: power of definition/ definatory power

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German term or phrase:	Definitionsmacht
English translation:	power of definition/ definatory power
Entered by:	Regina Eichstaedter

16:36 Mar 9, 2010

German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy / Konstruktivismus

German term or phrase: Definitionsmacht

Definitionsmacht
beschreibt das Potential zu einer der umfassendsten und zugleich subtilsten Formen der Einflussnahme. Gemäß konstruktivistischem Theorieansatz wird soziale, gesellschaftliche und kulturelle Wirklichkeit geschaffen, indem sie im Diskurs ausgehandelt wird. In der konstruktivistischen Analyse wird Definitionsmacht den Subjekten zugeschrieben, welche mit ihren Ansichten diese diskursiven Konstruktionen nachhaltig beeinflussen oder gar dominieren. Im Kontext feministischer Debatten wird unter „Definitionsmacht“ das Recht von Betroffenen sexualisierter Gewalt verstanden, zu definieren, was sexualisierte Gewalt ist.

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power of definition

Explanation:
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siehe:
http://www.jstor.org/pss/1191693

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Note added at 20 mins (2010-03-09 16:57:11 GMT)
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The ability or capacity to perform or act effectively

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http://books.google.it/books?id=CF3o8KyNuY0C&pg=PA82&lpg=PA8...

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Regina Eichstaedter
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power of definition

Regina Eichstaedter

definatory power (authority)

Bernhard Sulzer

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power of definition

Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 22:49
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definatory power (authority)

Explanation:
because it is about defining something and not the influence of power, I am not happy with definition of power
Granted, you won't find many hits for definatory power but I believe it correctly denotes the concept.

or:
the power/authority to define

http://www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/mideast/algwomn.htm

The discursive context is also a part of the structuring elements which surround women. It is obviously very fluid in a number of ways, a part of which is the fact that although women do not have definatory power they are included and participate in the discursive context.

Bernhard Sulzer
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Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 24

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