State of Insecurity: Government of the Precarious - Couverture souple

Lorey, Isabell

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1781685967 ISBN 13 : 9781781685969

Editeur : Verso Books, 2015

Synopsis

"If we do not understand precarization, then we understand neither the politics nor the economy of the present." After years of the welfare state, the rise of technology, combined with neoliberal governmental apparatuses have established a new society of the precarious. In this new way of the world, productivity is not just connected to labor in the traditional sense of work hours, but more totally, to the formation of the self: work becomes performative and affective, and personal identities seep more and more into working ones. This new mode of being has another side, however: it can lead to new forms of self-organisation, resistance, and exodus. In it we see the emergence of a new and disobedient self-government of the precarious.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

“A welcome short companion to critical debates on precarity, precariousness and precarization ... Its first immediate value is that of bringing to anglophone audiences a collection of short and incisive texts that offer valuable insights into both critical debates and political practice on precarity, particularly around European networks and platforms.”
—Antipode

“Lorey impresses with the scope and depth of her engagement with the concept of precariousness and the strength of her argument.”
—3:AM

“The important contribution of this thoughtful work is to let us understand finally that precarity is not a passing or episodic condition, but a new form of regulation that distinguishes this historical time.”
—Judith Butler, from the foreword

Présentation de l'éditeur

Years of remodelling the welfare state, the rise of technology, and the growing power of neoliberal government apparatuses have established a society of the precarious. In this new reality, productivity is no longer just a matter of labour, but affects the formation of the self, blurring the division between personal and professional lives. Encouraged to believe ourselves flexible and autonomous, we experience a creeping isolation that has both social and political impacts, and serves the purposes of capital accumulation and social control.

In State of Insecurity, Isabell Lorey explores the possibilities for organization and resistance under the contemporary status quo, and anticipates the emergence of a new and disobedient self-government of the precarious.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Verso Books
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1781685967
• ISBN 13: 9781781685969
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128