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Title Transforming subjectivities : studies in human malleability in contemporary times / edited by Cecilia Hansen Löfstrand and Kerstin Jacobsson.

Publication Info. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

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Description 1 online resource.
Series Routledge studies in the sociology of work, professions and organisations
Routledge studies in the sociology of work, professions and organisations.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "This volume examines the transformation of subjectivities following contemporary societal trends with regulatory and administrative authorities targeting human subjectivity with the aim to transform it. It addresses the malleability of human subjectivity through rich qualitative analyses of how different governing attempts are received by the subjects themselves. While the scholarship on governmentality has so far produced an enormously useful body of literature on the 'how' aspect of governing, this book suggests that it has been prone to overestimate the degree to which our subjectivities are open to change. Combining ethnographic sensitivity with more traditional governmentality perspectives allows us to explore how governing attempts 'land' in the terrain targeted-human subjectivity-in actual social contexts, under specific forms of governing and rationality. In doing so, the book makes a distinctive contribution to a second generation of governmentality studies. It will appeal to social scientists with interests in governance, governmentality, social policy and the sociology of work"-- Provided by publisher.
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Subject Social perception.
Subjectivity -- Political aspects.
Social policy.
Policy sciences.
Social Perception.
Public Policy.
public policy.
Policy sciences. (OCoLC)fst01068796
Social perception. (OCoLC)fst01122709
Social policy. (OCoLC)fst01122738
Subjectivity -- Political aspects. (OCoLC)fst01983808
Added Author Löfstrand, Cecilia, editor.
Jacobsson, Kerstin, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Transforming subjectivities Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 9780367705084 (DLC) 2022006765
ISBN 9781003146681 (e-book)
1003146686
9780367705084 (hardback)
9780367705107 (paperback)
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