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Thomas J. Catlaw, Recovering Ethical-Political Action in Government: An Introduction to the Symposium — Foucault’s Last Lectures and Their Implications for Public Administration, Administrative Theory & Praxis, 36(2), 2014, 157-174

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Abstract:
An introduction is presented in which the author discusses articles within the issue on topics including democratic political theory of political theorist Chantal Mouffe, the concept of parrhesia as described by philosopher Michel Foucault, and practice of parrhesia in public administration.

Keywords: public administration, governmentality, biopolitics, parrhesia, ethics, Michel Foucault, Chantal Mouffe

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