<ul>
<li> What structures of power are involved in governing societies and how are they connected? </li>
<li>How is the liberal idea of governing through freedom linked to the increasing control of marginalised populations? </li>
<li>Have we reached the end of history in which governing largely concerns self-governing individuals, networks and communities? </li>
<li>Should we dispense with the 'container view of society' and contemplate the 'death of the social'?</li>
</ul> Today, many people in academia, politics and business, question the idea of being able to govern society. The nation state and sovereign government are displaced by globalization and individualization. Mitchell Dean focuses on ‘governing societies’ as a distinctive project that continues to define political life today. The book offers a critical analysis of contemporary liberal approaches to governing societies both in domestic and international affairs. 
 Governing Societies provides an overview of current perspectives and theories and examines recent transformations in techniques and rationalities of rule. It presents a new argument for the importance and transformation of sovereignty and powers of life and death and how they are integral to governing liberal-democratic societies.
 The book is key reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of sociology and politics, as well as researchers and academics.

Governing Societies (Issues in Society)

Politics & Social Sciences

Dean,Mitchell

Social Sciences

Open University Press

<ul>
<li> What structures of power are involved in governing societies and how are they connected? </li>
<li>How is the liberal idea of governing through freedom linked to the increasing control of marginalised populations? </li>
<li>Have we reached the end of history in which governing largely concerns self-governing individuals, networks and communities? </li>
<li>Should we dispense with the 'container view of society' and contemplate the 'death of the social'?</li>
</ul> Today, many people in academia, politics and business, question the idea of being able to govern society. The nation state and sovereign government are displaced by globalization and individualization. Mitchell Dean focuses on ‘governing societies’ as a distinctive project that continues to define political life today. The book offers a critical analysis of contemporary liberal approaches to governing societies both in domestic and international affairs. 
 Governing Societies provides an overview of current perspectives and theories and examines recent transformations in techniques and rationalities of rule. It presents a new argument for the importance and transformation of sovereignty and powers of life and death and how they are integral to governing liberal-democratic societies.
 The book is key reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of sociology and politics, as well as researchers and academics.

Governing Societies

The author argues against the orthodox interpretation of the changing nature of the relief and administration of poverty from the 17th century to the reform of poor law administration in England in the mid-19th century. He locates the "constitution" of poverty in the debates on pauperism which took place at the end of the 18th century, arguing that this event marks a transformation in modes of government. The "policing" of the poor, of which the Tudor poor laws are a peculiar English version, is displaced by a "liberal" governance of poverty. The implications of this transformation are wide, concerning not only the state, the labour market, and political and economic discourse, but also households, breadwinners, forms of patriarchy, and the rise of an ethic of self responsibility among the propertyless. The study provides a critical historical framework for understanding the contribution of poor policies to the rise of capitalism both as an economic system and as a form of political and social organization.

The Constitution of Poverty: Toward a Genealogy of Liberal Governance

Routledge

This work places Foucault's methodologies against social theory and philosophy in order to provide a guide to social sciences, particularly historical sociology. Written to clarify Foucault's contribution for professional and non-professional readers, the text demonstrates the originality and usefulness of Foucault's work and embodies a conviction that Foucault's approaches could transform sociology into an effective, multi-focused, relevant discipline. Finally, the book illustrates that his methods provide the necessary condition for any state-of-the-art social research today, addressing his methodological position and establishing its relationship to Nietzsche, Kant, Weber, Elias, Habermas, Giddens, and the Annales and Frankfurt Schools.

Critical and Effective Histories: Foucault's Methods and Historical Sociology

Critical And Effective Histories: Foucault's Methods and Historical Sociology

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &amp; Francis, an informa company.

History

The Constitution of Poverty (Routledge Revivals): Toward a Genealogy of Liberal Governance

First published in 1991, This book looks at how capitalism has affected the organization of the poor. It also explores what the links are between notions of poverty and notions personal responsibility, philanthropy, morality and state forms. An intruiging work for anyone interested in the foundations and long-term progression of the welfare state.

The Constitution of Poverty (Routledge Revivals): Towards a genealogy of liberal governance

Firts published in 1991, this book looks at how capitalism has affected the organization of the poor. It also explores what the links are between notions of poverty and notions personal responsibility, philanthropy, morality and state forms. An intruiging work for anyone interested in the foundations and long-term progression of the welfare state.

State Phobia and Civil Society: The Political Legacy of Michel Foucault

State Phobia and Civil Society draws extensively upon the work of Michel Foucault to argue for the necessity of the concept of the state in political and social analysis. In so doing, it takes on not only the dominant view in the human sciences that the concept of the state is outmoded, but also the large interpretative literature on Foucault, which claims that he displaces the state for a de-centered analytics of power. Understanding Foucault means understanding all his interlocutors―whether Marxists, Maoists, neoliberals, or social democrats. It requires turning to Foucault's colleagues, including Deleuze and Guattari, François Ewald, and Blandine Kreigel, in relation to whom he carved out a position. And it entails an examination of his legacy in Hardt and Negri, the theorists of Empire, or in Nikolas Rose, the influential English sociologist. Foucault's own view is highly ambiguous: he claims to be concerned with the exercise of political sovereignty, yet his work cannot make visible the concept of the state. Moving beyond Foucault, the authors outline new ways of conceiving the state's role in establishing social order and in mediating between an inequality-producing capitalist economy and the juridical equality and political rights of individuals. Arguing that states and their cooperation remain of vital importance to resolving contemporary crises, they demonstrate the interdependence of state and civil society and the necessity of social forms of governance.

Villadsen, Kaspar

Philosophy

Stanford University Press

State Phobia and Civil Society draws extensively upon the work of Michel Foucault to argue for the necessity of the concept of the state in political and social analysis. In so doing, it takes on not only the dominant view in the human sciences that the concept of the state is outmoded, but also the large interpretative literature on Foucault, which claims that he displaces the state for a de-centered analytics of power. Understanding Foucault means understanding all his interlocutors―whether Marxists, Maoists, neoliberals, or social democrats. It requires turning to Foucault's colleagues, including Deleuze and Guattari, François Ewald, and Blandine Kreigel, in relation to whom he carved out a position. And it entails an examination of his legacy in Hardt and Negri, the theorists of Empire, or in Nikolas Rose, the influential English sociologist. Foucault's own view is highly ambiguous: he claims to be concerned with the exercise of political sovereignty, yet his work cannot make visible the concept of the state. Moving beyond Foucault, the authors outline new ways of conceiving the state's role in establishing social order and in mediating between an inequality-producing capitalist economy and the juridical equality and political rights of individuals. Arguing that states and their cooperation remain of vital importance to resolving contemporary crises, they demonstrate the interdependence of state and civil society and the necessity of social forms of governance.

Of Southern Passions, Paintings, and Poems is a book about the art of Dean Mitchell, his paintings' timeless messages, and the impact Dean's art has had on one person, Dennis Smith, and his poetry. This incredible collection of images includes watercolors, acrylics, and oils and covers subject matter ranging from southern scenes to urban sites to magnificent portraits of black people, all from Dean Mitchell, who has been described by one art critic as a "modern-day Vermeer." Mitchell's work inspired the accompanying poetry penned by Smith. This magical combination creates a uniquely beautiful book that provides not just the striking images of the artist and the poignant verses of the poet, but also offers personal insights into their minds, inner souls, and creativity. This stunning effort elevates the bar for all art books of the future and sets new standards for quality and creativity in this genre. Whether one analyzes this book from the perspective of the artist's and poet's southern roots, society's urban reality, or everyone's innate human condition, Dean Mitchell and Dennis Smith establish new boundaries for future artists and writers to explore.

Of Southern Passions, Paintings, and Poems

Local Legends Press

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Governing Societies (Issues in Society)

Governing Societies

The Constitution of Poverty: Toward a Genealogy of Liberal Governance

Critical and Effective Histories: Foucault's Methods and Historical Sociology

Critical And Effective Histories: Foucault's Methods and Historical Sociology

The Constitution of Poverty (Routledge Revivals): Towards a genealogy of liberal governance

The Constitution of Poverty (Routledge Revivals): Toward a Genealogy of Liberal Governance

State Phobia and Civil Society: The Political Legacy of Michel Foucault

State Phobia and Civil Society: The Political Legacy of Michel Foucault

Of Southern Passions, Paintings, and Poems