Foucault and Post-Financial Crises: Governmentality, Discipline and Resistance

by John G Glenn and John G. Glenn

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030083934
• ISBN13: 9783030083939
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"