Freedom after Neoliberalism

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ID3035481
AuthorsA Beaumont (0000-0002-8154-3300, York St John University, corresponding author), Adam Kelly (0000-0002-3446-1847, University of York)
Year2018
Volume4
Issue2
Publication date2018-10-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOpen Library of Humanities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2056-6700 • E-ISSN: 2056-6700
PublisherOpen Library of the Humanities (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.16995/olh.398
OpenAlexW2895533082
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited11

Over the last four decades, the rise of the socio-political formation widely referred to as neoliberalism has seen a particular model of freedom – the freedom of free markets, property rights, and entrepreneurial self-ownership – gain prominence in a variety of ways around the globe. More recently, there has been a surge in critical activity around neoliberalism, which has led to the emergence of an increasingly settled understanding of its political, economic, and cultural mechanics. Most critiques, however, have proven reluctant to engage neoliberalism on the territory that it has conspicuously made its own: namely, freedom. This special collection aims to rethink, re-evaluate, and renovate the many meanings of freedom beyond its limited economic function in neoliberal theory and practice, and to imagine what freedom might look like in a world beyond neoliberalism. The introduction provides an overview of the current conjuncture, in which there is a growing realisation that neoliberal governance has failed to deliver on its promises of freedom. We argue that this realisation has made possible, and necessary, the exploration of new histories and new futures of freedom. The introduction concludes with a brief summary of the articles that comprise this special collection

Globe · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Realisation · Sociology · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Political Economy and Marxism

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