Open AccessStaatlichkeit, Gouvernementalität und Neoliberalismus
Author(s) -
Thomas Biebricher
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
prokla
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2700-0311
pISSN - 0342-8176
DOI - 10.32387/prokla.v38i151.476
Subject(s) - governmentality , perspective (graphical) , marxist philosophy , sociology , epistemology , state (computer science) , liberalism , michel foucault , analytics , positive economics , political science , philosophy , law , computer science , politics , data science , economics , artificial intelligence , algorithm
The paper examines Foucault's analytics of the state based on the concept and history of governmentality. While the approach has a promising critical-analytical potential, the latter is not always realized in the works of the governmentality studies. These problems that are particularly related to the conceptualisation and analysis of Neo-Liberalism as a governmentality are examined from the perspective of Bob Jessop's Neo-Marxist strategic-relational theory of the state. It is suggested to adopt some of the insights developed in this approach to realize the potential of Foucault's analytlcs of state more thoroughly.