Control, cohesion and consumption
Constructing young people through participation and citizenship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12930688 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Ashcroft (Goldsmiths University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 1970-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology Matters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1758-6453 • E-ISSN: 1758-6453 |
| Publisher | NomadIT (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.22582/am.v10i1.41 |
| OpenAlex | W1487841052 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article examines participation as a "discursive fact". Using the framework of Foucault, it explores the importance of participation and citizenship as "ordering concepts" in the New Labour project. Moreover, it argues that participation is part of a wider discourse of control, cohesion, and consumption. By de-politicising participation, New Labour serves to enhance its own legitimacy. This is the logical outcome of government as systems of thought and action. Youth and community practitioners also objectify youth, exercising similar discursive power in their own work. Putting participation into practice thus presents a challenge for workers, as they are required to recognise their power and to exercise it in a reflexive way
Action (physics · Active citizenship · Citizenship · Cohesion (chemistry · Community cohesion · Consumption (sociology · Control (management · Economics · Government (linguistics · Governmentality · Legitimacy · Management · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public relations · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2016 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |