Powers of freedom: reframing political thought Rose, Nikolas

By:

Rose, Nikolas

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010Description: xi, 321 pISBN:

9780521659055

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DDC classification:

320.011 R6P6

Summary: This book presents an impressive synthesis of an important and influential school of thought, derived from Foucault's writings on governmentality, which extends into new and challenging domains. Nikolas Rose ranges across the many fields on which governmentality theory has been been brought to bear, including expertise, culture and government, economic management, psychology, and community. Unusually, he suggests that freedom is not the opposite of government but one of its key inventions and most significant resources. His book will serve as an intelligent introduction to governmentality for students and scholars alike. • Leading figure in Foucault-influenced governmentality theory draws together ideas to make invaluable introduction for students and above • Develops original ideas about relationship between government and freedom, in contemporary context • Demonstrates relevance of governmentality for other social scientific approaches, including cultural studies and Marxist sociology (http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/sociology/social-theory/powers-freedom-reframing-political-thought)

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Table of Contents:

Introduction: reframing political thought

1. Governing

2. Freedom

3. The social

4. Advanced liberalism

5. Community

6. Numbers

7. Control

Conclusion: beyond government

This book presents an impressive synthesis of an important and influential school of thought, derived from Foucault's writings on governmentality, which extends into new and challenging domains. Nikolas Rose ranges across the many fields on which governmentality theory has been been brought to bear, including expertise, culture and government, economic management, psychology, and community. Unusually, he suggests that freedom is not the opposite of government but one of its key inventions and most significant resources. His book will serve as an intelligent introduction to governmentality for students and scholars alike.

• Leading figure in Foucault-influenced governmentality theory draws together ideas to make invaluable introduction for students and above

• Develops original ideas about relationship between government and freedom, in contemporary context

• Demonstrates relevance of governmentality for other social scientific approaches, including cultural studies and Marxist sociology

(http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/sociology/social-theory/powers-freedom-reframing-political-thought)

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