Post-Foucauldian governmentality
What does it offer critical social policy analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5772867 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kim Mckee (0000-0002-3611-569X, University of Glasgow, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 465-486 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Social Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-0183 • E-ISSN: 1461-703X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0261018309105180 |
| OpenAlex | W2021899545 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 184 |
| References cited | 48 |
This article considers the theoretical perspective of post-Foucauldian governmentality, especially the insights and challenges it poses for applied researchers within the critical social policy tradition. The article firstly examines the analytical strengths of this approach to understanding power and rule in contemporary society, before moving on to consider its limitations for social policy. It concludes by arguing that these insights can be retained, and some of the weaknesses overcome, by adopting Stenson's realist governmentality approach. This advocates combining traditional discursive analysis with more ethnographic methods in order to render visible the concrete activity of governing, and unravel the messiness, complexity and unintended consequences involved in the struggles around subjectivity
Critical theory · Economics · Epistemology · Ethnography · Governmentality · Michel foucault · Neoliberalism (international relations · Order (exchange) · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Social science · Sociology · Strengths and weaknesses · Subjectivity · Unintended consequences · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law
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| Unique citing works | 184 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 10,82 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 184 |