In his book The Ideology of Power and the Power of Ideology (1980) Therborn departs from Louis Althusser's writings on the formation of ideology by addressing ideological change, the ideological constitution of classes, and ideological domination.
Raamatus "The Ideology of Power and the Power of Ideology" (1980) eemaldub Therborn Louis Althusseri kirjutistest ideoloogia formeerumisest ja kirjutab ideoloogia muutumise, klasside ideoloogilise ülesehituse ja ideoloogilise domineerimise teemadel.