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Foucault's political challenge : from hegemony to truth, Henrik Paul Bang

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Foucault's political challenge : from hegemony to truth
Title
Foucault's political challenge
Title remainder
from hegemony to truth
Statement of responsibility
Henrik Paul Bang
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Language
eng
Summary
"Tracing increasing distrust of politicians and democratic institutions back to the negative idea of political power and freedom as always being a 'power over' and 'freedom from', this text examines Foucault's alternative conception of the politician as one who has the courage to tell people the truth about what has to be done in the face of the dangers they confront. Telling the truth is not sufficient, but must be complemented with empowering people to actively help in overcoming the dangers themselves. Breaking with conceptions of politics as hierarchy and anarchy, Foucault contended that where there is obedience, there cannot be truth and genuine freedom. This book offers a redefinition of power and freedom within a circular logic of true authority and self-governance. It argues that democracy cannot survive without being innovated along these lines, and considers what can be done to reconnect politicians and laypeople in order to rebuild their mutual trust in each other's political capacities."--
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Bang, Henrik Paul
Dewey number
320.01
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
International political theory
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Foucault, Michel
  • Political science
  • Truth
  • Liberty
  • Hegemony
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Foucault's political challenge : from hegemony to truth, Henrik Paul Bang
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-244) and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
I. The Circle of Parrhesia and Democracy -- 1. Foucault's Political Challenge -- 2. Political Authority at the Core of the Political -- 3. Foucault's Postfoundationalism -- II. Problematizing Modern Sovereignty and Discipline -- 4. The 'Modern' Alliance Between Science and Hierarchy Anti-Psychiatry: Critiquing the Psychiatric Regime of Truth -- 5. Class Rule in the Name of Democracy -- 6. Recoding Sovereignty and Discipline -- 7. From Discipline to Biopower -- III. The Political Beyond Sovereignty -- 8. The Notion of Unlimited Statist Hegemony -- 9. From Sovereignty to Security and Police -- 10. Security and Neoliberalism -- 11. Why Foucault is a not a Neoliberalist
Control code
FIEb17749657
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
xxvi, 251 pages
Isbn
9780230354289
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)921910291
Label
Foucault's political challenge : from hegemony to truth, Henrik Paul Bang
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-244) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
I. The Circle of Parrhesia and Democracy -- 1. Foucault's Political Challenge -- 2. Political Authority at the Core of the Political -- 3. Foucault's Postfoundationalism -- II. Problematizing Modern Sovereignty and Discipline -- 4. The 'Modern' Alliance Between Science and Hierarchy Anti-Psychiatry: Critiquing the Psychiatric Regime of Truth -- 5. Class Rule in the Name of Democracy -- 6. Recoding Sovereignty and Discipline -- 7. From Discipline to Biopower -- III. The Political Beyond Sovereignty -- 8. The Notion of Unlimited Statist Hegemony -- 9. From Sovereignty to Security and Police -- 10. Security and Neoliberalism -- 11. Why Foucault is a not a Neoliberalist
Control code
FIEb17749657
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
xxvi, 251 pages
Isbn
9780230354289
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)921910291

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