Neoliberalism in Context
Description
Neoliberalism in Context adopts a processual, relational and contextual framework, bringing together contributions from diverse national and disciplinary contexts, and bridging theoretical and methodological approaches to critiquing neoliberalism.
The book presents arguments on the extent to which we are still living in neoliberal times, and illustrates examples of variation in the practice of neoliberalization and within neoliberal thought. The contributions also examine the mediation and significance of existing neoliberalism on subjectivity, and address the consequences of the neoliberalization of education for critical thinking generally, and for the critique of neoliberalism in particular.
This collection will be of interest to students and scholars across sociology, international relations, urban studies, and media and cultural studies.
To access an introduction by Simon Dawes, and an interview with Jamie Peck, download the front and back matter for free from SpringerLink.
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"What is life like under neoliberalism? The answer is anything but straightforward, not only because of the hybrid and mutable nature of neoliberalism, but also owing to the divergence of scholarly understanding and opinion. Merging Marxist and Foucauldian approaches and covering the terrains of governance, subjectivity, and education, Simon Dawes and Marc Lenormand have assembled an excellent collection that sheds new light on the moment and momentum of neoliberalism. Neoliberalism in Context reflects on where we've been, where we're currently at, and what the future might hold for conceptualizing and contextualizing neoliberalism" (Simon Springer, University of Newcastle, Australia)"This rich volume of essays represents a coming of age for studies of neoliberalism's roll-out, effects and affects. The contributions index diverse intellectual approaches to understanding neoliberalism and its diverse iterations across time and place. Above all, the collection embodies the importance of grasping neoliberalism as a form of political economy, statecraft, non-state governing, subject formation, and a modality of reason that recasts everything from race and disability to the character of knowledge. The concluding interview with Jamie Peck blazes with intellectual and political insight." (Wendy Brown, University of California, Berkeley, USA)
"Now over 10 years on from the financial crisis, neoliberal politics and policies continue to grow in strength across the globe. Given this, it is crucial that we confront neoliberalism in all its guises and identify potential alternatives. This book is an outstanding contribution to both these tasks. It assembles a stellar line-up of contributors to address current forms of neoliberalism by looking closely at governance, subjectivity, and the contemporary university. It is essential reading." (Nicholas Gane, University of Warwick, UK)
"Neoliberalism has proven tenacious, both as a phenomenon and a concept, even in the wake of the global financial crisis it was implicated in over a decade ago. This enlightening collection engages with its persistence on the post-crisis landscape and leaves us with a grim appreciation of its adaptive capacity." (Russell Prince, Massey University, New Zealand)
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Simon Dawes is Senior Lecturer at Université de Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines (UVSQ), France, the author of British Broadcasting and the Public-Private Dichotomy: Neoliberalism, Citizenship and the Public Sphere (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017), and the founding editor of the open access journal, Media Theory .
Marc Lenormand is Senior Lecturer at the Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, France. His research focuses on the industrial, political and intellectual history of the UK trade union movement and of the broader UK left in the second half of the 20 th century.
Content
1. I ntroduction: Neoliberalism and the Context of Context; Simon Dawes.- Part 1. Neoliberalism Now.- 2. Lost in Translation: On the Failure to Name the Present Condition; Thierry Labica.- 3. The Slow Retreat of Neoliberalism in Contemporary Britain?; Emma Bell and Gilles Christoph.- 4. Resisting the Zombie Economy: Finding the Right Metaphor for Neoliberal Crisis as Lived Experience; Johnna Montgomerie and Ruth Cain.- Part 2. Neoliberal Goverannce.- 5. Different Routes up the Same Mountain? Neoliberalism in Australia and New Zealand; Guy Redden, Sean Phelan and Claire Baker.- 6. Have States Stopped Steering Markets? Rethinking Neoliberal Interventionism and Periodization in the United States and the United Kingdom; Bradley T. Smith and Lucie de Carvalho.- 7. Towards a History of Neoliberal Urbanism in the United States; Andrew Diamond.- 8. Free-market Advocacy in the Social Sciences and in Economics: The Analysis of Human Behavior Between Vienna And Chicago; Jacopo Marchetti.- 9. From Market to Contract: What do Corporate Governance and Contract Law Contribute to the Analysis of Neoliberalism?; Kean Birch.- Part 3. Neoliberal Subjectivity.- 10. Racial Neoliberalism and the Fragmentation of One Neoliberal Order; Gargi Bhattacharyya.- 11. Disability, Neoliberal Inclusionism and Nonnormative Positivism; David T. Mitchell and Sharon L. Snyder.- 12. The Affective Life of Neoliberalism: Constructing (Un)Reasonableness on Mumsnet; Yvonne Ehrstein, Rosalind Gill and Jo Littler.- 13. Media and the Neoliberal Swindle: From 'Fake News' to 'Public Service'; Des Freedman.- Part 4. Neoliberalism and Knowledge.- 14. Academic Freedom and the Disciplinary Regime in the Neoliberal University; Liz Morrish.- 15. Questions of Value for Higher Education: The Case of Luxury Student Accommodation; Karen Wilkes.- 16. Neoliberal Dis-Imagination, Manufactured Ignorance and Civic Illiteracy; Henry A. Giroux.- Afterword.- 17. Contextualising Neoliberalism: An Interview with Jamie Peck; Simon Dawes and Jamie Peck.