Foucault News

News and resources on French thinker Michel Foucault (1926-1984)

Lanuza, G.M. Agency and Governmentality: The Regulation and resistance of Muslim students in a public high school (2013) Asia-Pacific Social Science Review, 13 (2), pp. 63-78. Further info Abstract This paper is an attempt to show how Michel Foucault’s notion of governmentality can be used to illustrate the regulation of Muslim students while engaging in …

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Miró-Bonet, M., Bover-Bover, A., Moreno-Mulet, C., Miró-Bonet, R., Zaforteza-Lallemand, C. Genealogy as a critical toolbox: Deconstructing the professional identity of nurses (2014) Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70 (4), pp. 768-776. Abstract Aim: To discuss the Foucauldian concept of genealogy as a framework for understanding and transforming nurses’ professional identity. Background: The professional identity of nurses …

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Marco DÍAZ MARSÁ / Jorge DÁVILA ROJAS, De la historia del pensamiento y de sus principios. Aproximación a Michel Foucault, REVISTA LOGOS. ANALES DEL SEMINARIO DE METAFÍSICA, Vol. 47 2014, pp. 81-109. (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España / Universidad de los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela) On the History of Thought and its Principles. Approach to Michel …

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Steven Hutchinson, Intelligence, reason of state and the art of governing risk and opportunity in early modern Europe, Economy and Society, Volume 43, Issue 3, 2014 DOI: 10.1080/03085147.2014.883796 Abstract Drawing upon primary and secondary historical material, this paper explores the role of intelligence in early modern government. It focuses upon developments in seventeenth- and early-eighteenth-century …

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Call for Papers: Soft Power Third Issue: June 30, 2015 Soft Power: Euro-American Journal of Historical and Theoretical Studies of Politics Soft Power is an inter-disciplinary academic journal published in 2014 by the Grupo Planeta, one of the leading publishers in the Spanish-speaking world. It is supported by the University of Salerno and the Universidad …

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Gristy, C. Engaging with and moving on from participatory research: A personal reflection (2014) International Journal of Research and Method in Education. Article in Press. Abstract In this paper, I respond to the call to articulate experiences of the messy realities of participatory research. I reflect on my engagement and struggle with the realities and …

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Lewis, S., Hardy, I. Funding, reputation and targets: the discursive logics of high-stakes testing (2014) Cambridge Journal of Education. Article in Press. Abstract This paper provides insights into teacher and school-based administrators’ responses to policy demands for improved outcomes on high-stakes, standardised literacy and numeracy tests in Australia. Specifically, the research reveals the effects of …

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Taylor, W.G., Piper, H., Garratt, D. Sports coaches as ‘dangerous individuals’-practice as governmentality (2014) Sport, Education and Society. Article in Press. Abstract Recent concern surrounding sports coaches’ interaction with young people has reflected a fundamental change in the way coaches and others regard the role of sports. In this paper, we consider the identification and …

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