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Routledge - Risk, Power and the State: After Foucault

Name: Routledge - Risk, Power and the State: After Foucault
Brand: Routledge
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Explore the complexities of modern governance with Risk, Power and the State: After Foucault. Published by Routledge, this academic work examines how power operates within contemporary state organizations. The text provides a deep analysis of how programmatic attempts to shape human behavior are linked to considerations of risk. While acknowledging the utility of Foucault for understanding power, this book identifies gaps in the Foucauldian tradition. It addresses the lack of clarity regarding key conceptual issues found in discourse analysis, governmentality studies, and radical Deleuzian critique. By moving beyond these theoretical limitations, the book offers a fresh perspective on how states manage populations and risks. Built around four detailed case studies, the architecture of the book uses specific examples to build its argument. This makes it a valuable resource for students and scholars interested in sociology, anthropology, and political theory who want to understand the distinction between different modes of power and state control.

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Analyzes how power is exercised in and by contemporary state organizations to understand modern governance.

Examines programmatic attempts to shape behavior through the lens of risk management and state control.

Addresses conceptual gaps in the Foucauldian tradition, including discourse analysis and governmentality studies.

Provides a detailed critique of radical Deleuzian theory to offer clearer academic definitions.

Uses four specific case studies to ground theoretical arguments in practical, real-world analysis.

Offers a structured academic approach to understanding the relationship between the state and risk.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415547687
Category: Books > Subjects > Business, Finance & Law > Law
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 23 February 2010
Listed Since: 11 August 2009

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