Overview
- Contains an afterword by Jamie Peck, one of the most influential researchers of neoliberalism, which can be downloaded for free on SpringerLink
- Considers the significance of neoliberalism on a wide array of disciplines and national contexts
- Foregrounds international and interdisciplinary differences to develop a transnational and transdisciplinary account of neoliberalism
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Neoliberal Governance
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Neoliberal Subjectivity
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About this book
Neoliberalism in Context adopts a processual, relational and contextual framework, bringing together contributions from diverse national and disciplinary contexts, and bridging theoretical and methodological approaches to critiquing neoliberalism.
The book presents arguments on the extent to which we are still living in neoliberal times, and illustrates examples of variation in the practice of neoliberalization and within neoliberal thought. The contributions also examine the mediation and significance of existing neoliberalism on subjectivity, and address the consequences of the neoliberalization of education for critical thinking generally, and for the critique of neoliberalism in particular.
This collection will be of interest to students and scholars across sociology, international relations, urban studies, and media and cultural studies.
To access an introduction by Simon Dawes, and an interview with Jamie Peck, download the front and back matter for free from SpringerLink.
Reviews
“This rich volume of essays represents a coming of age for studies of neoliberalism's roll-out, effects and affects. The contributions index diverse intellectual approaches to understanding neoliberalism and its diverse iterations across time and place. Above all, the collection embodies the importance of grasping neoliberalism as a form of political economy, statecraft, non-state governing, subject formation, and a modality of reason that recasts everything from race and disability to the character of knowledge. The concluding interview with Jamie Peck blazes with intellectual and political insight.” (Wendy Brown, University of California, Berkeley, USA)
“Now over 10 years on from the financial crisis, neoliberal politics and policies continue to grow in strength across the globe. Given this, it is crucial that we confront neoliberalism in all its guises and identify potential alternatives. This book is an outstanding contribution to both these tasks. It assembles a stellar line-up of contributors to address current forms of neoliberalism by looking closely at governance, subjectivity, and the contemporary university. It is essential reading.” (Nicholas Gane, University of Warwick, UK)
“Neoliberalism has proven tenacious, both as a phenomenon and a concept, even in the wake of the global financial crisis it was implicated in over a decade ago. This enlightening collection engages with its persistence on the post-crisis landscape and leaves us with a grim appreciation of its adaptive capacity.” (Russell Prince, Massey University, New Zealand)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Simon Dawes is Senior Lecturer at Université de Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines (UVSQ), France, the author of British Broadcasting and the Public-Private Dichotomy: Neoliberalism, Citizenship and the Public Sphere (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017), and the founding editor of the open access journal, Media Theory.
Marc Lenormand is Senior Lecturer at the Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, France. His research focuses on the industrial, political and intellectual history of the UK trade union movement and of the broader UK left in the second half of the 20th century.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Neoliberalism in Context
Book Subtitle: Governance, Subjectivity and Knowledge
Editors: Simon Dawes, Marc Lenormand
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26017-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26016-3Published: 09 December 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26019-4Published: 11 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-26017-0Published: 23 November 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXV, 309
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Political Sociology, Media Sociology, Social Theory