Foucault and Post-Financial Crises
Governmentality, Discipline and Resistance
Authors: Glenn, John
Free Preview- Applies Foucauldian sociological thought to the twenty-first century's economic crises and subsequent policy reform
- Contributes to a growing body of literature which views recent economic and political events through a Foucauldian lens
- Examines the retreat of the state from the financial sphere
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- About this book
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This title explains the causes of the financial crisis and the economic reforms that were created subsequently through a Foucauldian philosophical lens. The author sets out the approaches established by Foucault – namely governmentality, biopolitics and disciplinary mechanisms – explaining how these influenced the shift of production from a local to a global level, alongside a shift towards financialisation. Glenn applies Foucauldian principles to aid understanding of the self-corrective mechanisms applied to the financial system, and the interpellative processes that led to the emergence of a new mode of subjectification. Concurrently, this title examines the retreat of the state from the financial sphere. This shift, the author posits, did not mean the complete absence of governance; rather governance became more concerned with ensuring that financial behaviour was contained within certain limits.
- About the authors
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John G. Glenn is Senior Lecturer of International Relations and International Political Economy at the University of Southampton, UK.
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-13
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Governmentality, Biopolitics and Disciplinary Mechanisms
Pages 15-41
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The Rise of Neo-Liberal Governmentality
Pages 43-76
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Neo-Liberalism Rebooted: Resilience Versus Resistance
Pages 77-119
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Securing Finance: Risk, Pre-emption and Resilience
Pages 121-151
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Foucault and Post-Financial Crises
- Book Subtitle
- Governmentality, Discipline and Resistance
- Authors
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- John Glenn
- Series Title
- International Political Economy Series
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-77188-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-77188-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-77187-8
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-08393-9
- Series ISSN
- 2662-2483
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VIII, 210
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