Nicholas J Kiersey
Biographic Data
| ID | 4389904 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicholas J Kiersey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicholas J |
| FAMILY NAME | Kiersey |
| SIGNATURE | KIERSEY N J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ohio University Chillicothe |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Retail Therapy in the Dragon's Den”
A range of scholars embrace the concept of economic subjectivity in their analysis of relations of economic power and knowledge. They tend to do so, however, in a way that focuses on the inculcation of norms of individual accountability and self-empowerment. Addressing cases drawn from Irish ‘Reality TV’ programming in the context of the current financial crisis, this article seeks to expand our understanding of the stakes of economic subjectific…
Battlestar Galactica and international relations
Tackling some of the key contemporary issues in IR, the writers of BSG have taken on a range of important political themes and issues, including the legitimacy of military government, the tactical utility of genocide, and even the philosophical implications of artificial intelligence technologies for the very category of what it means to be 'human'. The contributors in this book explore in depth the argument that one of the most important aspects…
Foucault and international relations
1. Editorial Introduction Nicholas J. Kiersey and Jason R. Weidner 2. Neoliberal Political Economy and the Subjectivity of Crisis: Why Governmentality is Not Hollow Nicholas J. Kiersey 3. Governmentality, Capitalism, and Subjectivity Jason R. Weidner 4. Governmentality of What? Populations, States and International Organisations Jonathan Joseph 5. Foucault's Concept of Power and the Global Discourse of Human Rights Ivan Manokha 6. Hobbes, War, Mo…
Response to Chandler
Neoliberal Political Economy and the Subjectivity of Crisis
This paper revisits Foucault's understanding of the importance of subjectivity for politics, focusing in particular on his claims concerning the sorts of demands placed on the subject by contemporary capitalism. Moves to extend the application of Foucault's analysis of liberal modernity to the realm of world politics have met with heavy criticism lately. According to David Chandler, for example, the idea of a “global governmentality” rests on the…
Scale, Security, and Political Economy
Critical scholarship in Political Science and International Relations (IR) theory is turning increasingly to Michel Foucault’s writings on governmentality and biopolitics to explore the complex discursive interdependencies between transnational governance and the War on Terror. Marxist critics have assailed this effort recently, however, for its premature assumption that the practices of governmental power can simply be “scaled” without the inter…
Neoliberal Political Economy and the Subjectivity of Crisis
This paper revisits Foucault's understanding of the importance of subjectivity for politics, focusing in particular on his claims concerning the sorts of demands placed on the subject by contemporary capitalism. Moves to extend the application of Foucault's analysis of liberal modernity to the realm of world politics have met with heavy criticism lately. According to David Chandler, for example, the idea of a “global governmentality” rests on the…
Scale, Security, and Political Economy
Critical scholarship in Political Science and International Relations (IR) theory is turning increasingly to Michel Foucault’s writings on governmentality and biopolitics to explore the complex discursive interdependencies between transnational governance and the War on Terror. Marxist critics have assailed this effort recently, however, for its premature assumption that the practices of governmental power can simply be “scaled” without the inter…
Retail Therapy in the Dragon's Den”
A range of scholars embrace the concept of economic subjectivity in their analysis of relations of economic power and knowledge. They tend to do so, however, in a way that focuses on the inculcation of norms of individual accountability and self-empowerment. Addressing cases drawn from Irish ‘Reality TV’ programming in the context of the current financial crisis, this article seeks to expand our understanding of the stakes of economic subjectific…
Response to Chandler
Neoliberal Political Economy and the Subjectivity of Crisis
This paper revisits Foucault's understanding of the importance of subjectivity for politics, focusing in particular on his claims concerning the sorts of demands placed on the subject by contemporary capitalism. Moves to extend the application of Foucault's analysis of liberal modernity to the realm of world politics have met with heavy criticism lately. According to David Chandler, for example, the idea of a “global governmentality” rests on the…
Scale, Security, and Political Economy
Critical scholarship in Political Science and International Relations (IR) theory is turning increasingly to Michel Foucault’s writings on governmentality and biopolitics to explore the complex discursive interdependencies between transnational governance and the War on Terror. Marxist critics have assailed this effort recently, however, for its premature assumption that the practices of governmental power can simply be “scaled” without the inter…
Response to Chandler
Foucault and international relations
1. Editorial Introduction Nicholas J. Kiersey and Jason R. Weidner 2. Neoliberal Political Economy and the Subjectivity of Crisis: Why Governmentality is Not Hollow Nicholas J. Kiersey 3. Governmentality, Capitalism, and Subjectivity Jason R. Weidner 4. Governmentality of What? Populations, States and International Organisations Jonathan Joseph 5. Foucault's Concept of Power and the Global Discourse of Human Rights Ivan Manokha 6. Hobbes, War, Mo…
Battlestar Galactica and international relations
Tackling some of the key contemporary issues in IR, the writers of BSG have taken on a range of important political themes and issues, including the legitimacy of military government, the tactical utility of genocide, and even the philosophical implications of artificial intelligence technologies for the very category of what it means to be 'human'. The contributors in this book explore in depth the argument that one of the most important aspects…
Retail Therapy in the Dragon's Den”
A range of scholars embrace the concept of economic subjectivity in their analysis of relations of economic power and knowledge. They tend to do so, however, in a way that focuses on the inculcation of norms of individual accountability and self-empowerment. Addressing cases drawn from Irish ‘Reality TV’ programming in the context of the current financial crisis, this article seeks to expand our understanding of the stakes of economic subjectific…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Governmentality (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Biopower (2 works) · Capitalism (2 works) · Foucault, Power, and Ethics (2 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (2 works)