Power is one of the most consequential forces in daily life and yet, it is the most misunderstood. Through the #PowerU miniseries, SPPGA Adjunct Professor Andrea Reimer has been breaking down the abstract and intimidating concept of power: how it works, who holds it, and how it can be used by anyone to enact meaningful change. Now with 70+ short videos in the series, #PowerU has moved through timely topics, most recently power as it relates to the 2026 Men’s World Cup.
Power Literacy Moments in the World Cup
What can we learn about power mapping by using the 2026 Men’s World Cup as a case study? Andrea Reimer teases out the different forms of power that are on the field in this 4-video series:
The #PowerU Series
Want to start at the beginning? #PowerU is an invitation for viewers to think about the world around them and their place in it.
In the first few videos of the series, Reimer introduces power as something concrete and attainable for everyone. Beyond applying power literacy to understand political developments solely in the classroom, the series collaborates with various understandings of sociological phenomena to expand how power is both intellectually and physically incorporated. But what about those who are powerless? Early on in the series, she outlines this dilemma by incorporating Vaclav Havel’s essay, Power of the Powerless, which states that even the presumption of powerlessness indicates a level of authority over one’s self-perception. No one is truly powerless.
Andrea Reimer is an Adjunct Professor with the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, and teaches PPGA 591N-Power and Practice as well as supports MPPGA students in the 590B Global Policy Project course.
