Mark Pennington (Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy

Gebundenes Buch

Foucault and Liberal Political Economy

Power, Knowledge, and Freedom

Beschreibung

This book argues that the ideas of Michel Foucault, often considered the most influential 'post-modernist' thinker, are compatible with an important strain of liberal thought that values open markets, political decentralisation, and limited government. It shows how the respective traditions can be combined into a 'post-modern liberalism' critical of the expanding web of 'pastoral powers' acquired by contemporary welfare-regulatory states. As such, the book offers a highly original synthesis with multiple applications in contemporary public policy.

Autor

Mark Pennington has been Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy in the Department of Political Economy, King's College, University of London, since 2012, and is currently Director of the Centre for the Study of Governance and Society. Prior to King's he taught for twelve years in the Department of Politics and International Studies at Queen Mary, University of London. He has a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Produktdetails

• Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 160mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 648g
• ISBN-13: 9780197690529
• ISBN-10: 0197690521
• Artikelnr.: 73665553