Transforming Subjectivities
Studies in Human Malleability in Contemporary Times
- 200 pages
- English
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Transforming Subjectivities
Studies in Human Malleability in Contemporary Times
About this book
This volume examines the transformation of subjectivities following contemporary societal trends with regulatory and administrative authorities targeting human subjectivity with the aim to transform it. It addresses the malleability of human subjectivity through rich qualitative analyses of how different governing attempts are received by the subjects themselves. While the scholarship on governmentality has so far produced an enormously useful body of literature on the 'how' aspect of governing, this book suggests that it has been prone to overestimate the degree to which our subjectivities are open to change. Combining ethnographic sensitivity with more traditional governmentality perspectives allows us to explore how governing attempts 'land' in the terrain targeted—human subjectivity—in actual social contexts, under specific forms of governing and rationality. In doing so, the book makes a distinctive contribution to a second generation of governmentality studies. It will appeal to social scientists with interests in governance, governmentality, social policy and the sociology of work.
The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: Transforming Subjectivities
- 2 A Brighter Future? The Transformative Power of Models in Social Services
- 3 The Storying of Experience: Shaping Caseworker Subjectivity at Social Insurance Agencies
- 4 Swedish Police Reform and the Emergence of New Police Subjectivities
- 5 Negotiating Subjectivities in Social Work Dialogues
- 6 Subjectification, Advice Giving and Resistance in Mental Health Home Visit Interactions
- 7 Transforming Industrial Subjectivity? Scenes from a Youth Activation Centre
- 8 The Problematizing and Counter-Conducting Subjects of Financial Education
- 9 State-Sanctioned Educational Initiatives Aimed at Transforming Adult Immigrants: Interpretation, Negotiation and Resistance
- 10 Conclusion: Towards a New Research Agenda
- Index