Full Idea
The two-dimensional view of power is a major advance over the one-dimensional view. It incorporates the question of the control of the agenda in politics.
Gist of Idea
The two-dimensional view of power recognises the importance of controlling the agenda
Source
Steven Lukes (Power: a Radical View (2nd ed) [2005], 1.4)
Book Reference
Lukes,Steven: 'Power: a radical view' [Macmillan 2005], p.25
A Reaction
So One-D is controlling what happens in conflicts, and Two-D is controlling the nature of the conflicts. If we keep digging we may come to the power which no one knows exists.