Foucault, Weber, neoliberalism and the politics of governmentality
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01/12/2015
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This paper argues that Michel Foucault’s lectures that form The Birth of Biopolitics owe a considerable debt to the thought of Max Weber, particularly in their analysis of how different socio-legal regimes shape distinctive national forms of capitalist economies, and the role that is played by social and economic institutions in the shaping of individual identities. This is in contrast to a common interpretation of Foucault’s account of neoliberalism, which synthesizes his work into neo-Marxist notions of hegemony and capitalist domination. It also identifies Foucault’s approach to neoliberalism as an exploratory one, which considers insights into how a particular relationship between ideas and institutional practices may help in imagining socialist forms of government practice. |
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Sage Publications Ltd. |
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DOI:10.1177/0263276415607605 Flew, Terry (2015) Foucault, Weber, neoliberalism and the politics of governmentality. Theory, Culture and Society, 32(7-8), pp. 317-326. |
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Copyright 2015 The Author(s) |
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Digital Media Research Centre; Creative Industries Faculty; Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation; Journalism, Media & Communication |
Palavras-Chave | #160806 Social Theory #200204 Cultural Theory #220209 History of Ideas #Michel Foucault #government #governmentality #liberalism #neoliberalism #Max Weber #socialism |
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Journal Article |