The Individualisation of Liberty
Europe's Move from Emancipation to Empowerment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23212299 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander Somek (0000-0003-1691-8855, Willem-Alexander Kinderziekenhuis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 258-282 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transnational Legal Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2041-4005 • E-ISSN: 2041-4013 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5235/20414005.4.2.258 |
| OpenAlex | W2012939970 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
The history of the rise of markets is also the history of individual and collective attempts to rise above them. First, it is possible to amass so much wealth on markets that one has the wherewithal to retreat from the competitive world and lead the life of a gentleman. Second, independence from markets can be created entirely from within them and without retreating into the sphere of leisure. The entrepreneur stands for this type of accomplishment. Third, there is a mode of rising above markets that involves establishing collective control. Historically, this has been called ‘emancipation’. The article argues that Europe has taken leave of this idea in favour of an individualised and entrepreneurial form of liberation that goes by the name of ‘empowerment’.
Emancipation · Empowerment · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Gender Studies · Law · Political Economy and Marxism · Political Theory and Influence
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |