Masks, common sense and governmentality
The UK Government’s hesitant and contradictory stance on the wearing of face coverings can be understood as reflecting an adherence to the tenets of ‘nudge’ theory; it also highlights the neoliberal ideological stance critiqued in Foucault’s notion of Governmentality, and the ‘responsibilisation of...
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| description | The UK Government’s hesitant and contradictory stance on the wearing of face coverings can be understood as reflecting an adherence to the tenets of ‘nudge’ theory; it also highlights the neoliberal ideological stance critiqued in Foucault’s notion of Governmentality, and the ‘responsibilisation of the self’ evident in contemporary liberal democracies such as the UK. |
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| spelling | oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:83822023-03-09T10:08:33Z http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/8382/ Masks, common sense and governmentality Collins, Jeremy 070 News media, journalism & publishing 300 Social sciences 320 Political science The UK Government’s hesitant and contradictory stance on the wearing of face coverings can be understood as reflecting an adherence to the tenets of ‘nudge’ theory; it also highlights the neoliberal ideological stance critiqued in Foucault’s notion of Governmentality, and the ‘responsibilisation of the self’ evident in contemporary liberal democracies such as the UK. Bite Sized Books 2020-12-06 Book Section NonPeerReviewed text en https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/8382/1/Collins%20-%20Masks%20and%20Governmentality.pdf Collins, Jeremy (2020) Masks, common sense and governmentality. In: Pandemic: where are we still going wrong. Bite-Sized Public Affairs Books . Bite Sized Books, Goring UK, pp. 205-210. ISBN 9798563726338 9798563726338 |
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