Governing the Social in Neoliberal Times - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 077486091X ISBN 13 : 9780774860918

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2020

Synopsis

Neoliberalism is most commonly associated with free trade, the minimal state, and competitive individualism. But in this latest stage of capitalism, it is not simply national economies that are being neoliberalized – it is us. Inspired by Michel Foucault and other governmentality theorists, the contributors to this volume reveal how neoliberalism's power to redefine "normal" is refashioning every facet of our lives, from our consumer choices and approaches to the environment – whether it be buying yoga pants or a hybrid car – to larger questions of national security and border control. By providing enlightening examples and case studies of neoliberalism in action, this thought-provoking volume not only reveals how we are being constituted as biopolitical and neoliberal subjects, it encourages us to think of the world as more than a marketplace and to open ourselves up to the possibilities of resistance.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Deborah R. Brock is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at York University. She is the author of Making Work, Making Trouble: The Social Regulation of Sexual Labour, the editor of Making Normal: Social Regulation in Canada, and the co-editor of Power and Everyday Practices and Criminalization, Representation and Regulation: Thinking Differently about Crime.

Contributors: Tannis Atkinson, Bianca Baggiarini, Philip J. Boyle, Xiaobei Chen, Rosemary J. Coombe, Mark D. Doerkson, Kelly Fritsch, Daniel Huizenga, Christine Lavrence, Suzanne Lenon, Kristin Lozanski, Azar Masoumi, David Moffette, Marcia Oliver, Nicole Van Lier

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 077486091X
• ISBN 13: 9780774860918
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Éditeur: Brock Deborah R.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible