In the previous decade, the literature on "relational approach" has burgeoned in the social sciences. Recently, a "relational turn" in political science was called for in a symposium in this journal (McClurg and Young, 2011 ). The participants perceived a promising path for such a "turn" by introducing social network analysis (SNA) into political science. This call is informed by a conviction that the central concept of political sciencethat is, power-is relational . Considering this viewpoint, this article argues that there are two diff erent understandings of the connection between the qualifi er "relational" and the concept of power, referred to as the "Anglo-American" and the "Continental" perspectives. I contend that symposium participants conceived of the connection from only the Anglo-American perspective and that the Continental understanding would add extra value for political science.

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