2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2008.00133.x
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Space and Government: Governmentality and Geography

Abstract: This essay outlines the main aspects of Foucault's notion of governmentality as a historically contingent and dispersed form of power seeking to act on the action of others and on the self. It explores conceptual dimensions of governmentality and its connections to Foucault's historical philosophical investigations of truths, rationalities and the subject. As a focus of geographical analysis, Foucauldian approaches first appear in historical geographies of disciplinary institutions, but this focus on the enclo… Show more

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“…In short, we see responsibilization as a form of governmentality, a concept developed by Michel Foucault. Foucault elaborated on governmentality across much of his later work, variously defining it as the 'conduct of conduct' or the 'art of government' -it is concerned with uncovering how governments produce citizens amenable to governing, and encourage those citizens to self-govern through the use of particular techniques of categorization and evaluation (for a geography-focused introduction, see Huxley 2008).…”
Section: Responsibilization Governmentailty Neoliberalismmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In short, we see responsibilization as a form of governmentality, a concept developed by Michel Foucault. Foucault elaborated on governmentality across much of his later work, variously defining it as the 'conduct of conduct' or the 'art of government' -it is concerned with uncovering how governments produce citizens amenable to governing, and encourage those citizens to self-govern through the use of particular techniques of categorization and evaluation (for a geography-focused introduction, see Huxley 2008).…”
Section: Responsibilization Governmentailty Neoliberalismmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O conceito de governamentalidade se encaixa na visão de Foucault sobre o poder como um processo disperso de influência -no qual o sujeito é uma função de suas circunstâncias históricas (HUXLEY, 2008). Estudos sobre governamentalidade procuram iluminar a maneira como o poder atua sobre outros e sobre si -como se desenvolve uma mensagem particular a respeito de "como as coisas são feitas" (por exemplo, a respeito de eficiência) e como esta mensagem é ou não sustentada.…”
Section: Governamentalidade -A Legitimação Do Poder E Do Controle a Dunclassified
“…Estudos sobre governamentalidade procuram iluminar a maneira como o poder atua sobre outros e sobre si -como se desenvolve uma mensagem particular a respeito de "como as coisas são feitas" (por exemplo, a respeito de eficiência) e como esta mensagem é ou não sustentada. Independente de este processo envolver o Estado, trata-se da legitimidade da regra (HUXLEY, 2008). No entanto, a regra dominante se transforma, não é fixa, pode ser desafiada e pode ser constantemente confrontada com racionalidades alternativas.…”
Section: Governamentalidade -A Legitimação Do Poder E Do Controle a Dunclassified
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“…My research traces a "history of the present" (Barry, Osborne and Rose 1996) in a gentrifying neighborhood to understand how over decades an "apparatus" (Foucault 1977(Foucault , 1979a; see also Deleuze 1992;Rabinow and Rose 2003;Huxley 2008) of governance ideologies and techniques were used to produce gentrifiable urban space and shape its attendant sociospatial politics. Marginal urban spaces were made governable through such techniques, not merely by setting the stage for gentrification in terms of public subsidies to revitalize housing and infrastructure, but actively working to produce the socio-political conditions for "unopposed" real estate development.…”
Section: )mentioning
confidence: 99%