Power at Play
The Relationships between Play, Work and Governance
Published on 17. April 2009
Book
Hardback
IX, 180 pages
978-0-230-22820-7 (ISBN)
Description
More and more adults participate as employees in games at work and in public and voluntary organizations. Power at play covers the intricate linkages between pedagogy, play and power. It shows how power today suspends itself through play and analyzes organized play as a symptom of more radical changes of the exercise of power in work and society.
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Edition
2009 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
IX, 180 p.
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-22820-7 (9780230228207)
DOI
10.1057/9780230239296
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
NIELS ÅKERSTRØM ANDERSEN is Professor and Research Manager at Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. He works with systems theory, deconstruction, conceptual history and discourse analysis empirical embedded in welfare management. He has published 11 books and 40 articles.
Content
Introduction Second-order Observation The Semantic History of Management Games The Organization at Play Playing with Political Boundaries The Coupling Between Play, Power and Pedagogy Power at Play