'The birth of bio-politics': Michel Foucault's lecture at the Collège de France on neo-liberal governmentality
T Lemke - Economy and society, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Economy and society, 2001•Taylor & Francis
This paper focuses on Foucault's analysis of two forms of neo-liberalism in his lecture of
1979 at the Collège de France: German post-War liberalism and the liberalism of the
Chicago School. Since the course is available only on audio-tapes at the Foucault archive in
Paris, the larger part of the text presents a comprehensive reconstruction of the main line of
argumentation, citing previously unpublished source material. The final section offers a short
discussion of the methodological and theoretical principles underlying the concept of …
1979 at the Collège de France: German post-War liberalism and the liberalism of the
Chicago School. Since the course is available only on audio-tapes at the Foucault archive in
Paris, the larger part of the text presents a comprehensive reconstruction of the main line of
argumentation, citing previously unpublished source material. The final section offers a short
discussion of the methodological and theoretical principles underlying the concept of …
This paper focuses on Foucault's analysis of two forms of neo-liberalism in his lecture of 1979 at the Collège de France: German post-War liberalism and the liberalism of the Chicago School. Since the course is available only on audio-tapes at the Foucault archive in Paris, the larger part of the text presents a comprehensive reconstruction of the main line of argumentation, citing previously unpublished source material. The final section offers a short discussion of the methodological and theoretical principles underlying the concept of governmentality and the critical political angle it provides for an analysis of contemporary neo-liberalism.
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