Paul Patton, Government, rights and legitimacy: Foucault and liberal political normativity, European Journal of Political Theory May 5, 2015 doi: 10.1177/1474885115582077 Abstract One way to characterise the difference between analytic and Continental political philosophy concerns the different roles played by normative and descriptive analysis in each case. This article argues that, even though Michel Foucault’s …
Estudos Nietzsche: Special Issue on Foucault and Nietzsche, vol.5, no.1, jan./jun. 2014 Estudos Nietzsche is an open access journal. Full PDFs are available. All articles are in Portuguese SUMÁRIO Editorial 1. Editorial v. 5, n. 1 (jan./jun. 2014) Ernani Chaves. Artigos 1. Filosofia da cultura e escrita da história: Notas sobre as relações entre os …
New issue Foucault Studies Number 19: Disability Foucault Studies is an open access journal and full PDFs of the articles can be found on the website. Table of Contents Editorial Sverre Raffnsøe, Alain Beaulieu, Sam Binkley, Barbara Cruikshank, Knut Ove Eliassen, Marius Gudmand-Høyer, Johanna Oksala, Sven Opitz, Jyoti Puri, Jens Erik Kristensen, Alan Rosenberg, Jeppe …
Disney, T. Complex spaces of orphan care – a Russian therapeutic children’s community (2015) Children’s Geographies, 13 (1), pp. 30-43. DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2013.827874 Abstract Institutions of orphan care are immensely complex spaces imbued with social and cultural norms, and can exhibit intricate power relations and particularly severe examples of surveillance. While there have been numerous excellent …
Carey, J.L.W. Taking Responsibility for Cloning: Discourses of Care and Knowledge in Biotechnological Approaches to Nonhuman Life (2015) Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 11 p. Article in Press. DOI: 10.1007/s10806-015-9544-0 Abstract This article examines the practice of animal cloning in relation to discourses of care and responsibility, in particular a common cultural interpretation of …
Bullen, J. Governing Homelessness: The Discursive and Institutional Construction of Homelessness in Australia (2015) Housing, Theory and Society, 22 p. Article in Press. DOI: 10.1080/14036096.2015.1024886 Abstract This paper analyses changes in the conceptualization of “homelessness” in Australian policies, programmes and services from the 1970s to 2006. Research and commentary confirm a shift away from an …
Wrench, A., Garrett, R. Gender encounters: becoming teachers of physical education (2015) Sport, Education and Society, 17 p. Article in Press. DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2015.1032922 Abstract Pre-service teachers of physical education (PE) bring understandings about gender and bodies to their university studies. These understandings are partially informed by biographies and experiences and bear potential to mediate learning …
Ailon, G. From superstars to devils: The ethical discourse on managerial figures involved in a corporate scandal (2015) Organization, 22 (1), pp. 78-99. DOI: 10.1177/1350508413501937 Abstract This article draws upon a growing body of Foucauldian-inspired literature on business ethics. Looking at the media as a prime site of dynamic discursive production in contemporary times, it …
Johansen, M.B. Fall of the public teacher – discourse of intimacy and the teaching profession in Denmark (2014) Research Papers in Education, 23 p. Article in Press. DOI: 10.1080/02671522.2014.989176 Abstract This article reports on a case study conducted in a Danish municipality with 22 teachers as participants, in the context of a project focused on …
Raaper, R. Academic perceptions of higher education assessment processes in neoliberal academia (2015) Critical Studies in Education, 16 p. Article in Press. DOI: 10.1080/17508487.2015.1019901 Abstract Neoliberal higher education reforms in relation to quality assurance, managerialist practices, accountability and performativity are receiving increasing attention and criticism. In this article, I will address student assessment as part …
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