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Will to Empower : Democratic Citizens and Other Subjects by Barbara Cruikshank (1999, Trade Paperback)
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Will to Empower : Democratic Citizens and Other Subjects, Paperback by Cruikshank, Barbara, ISBN 0801485991, ISBN-13 9780801485992, Brand New, Free shipping in the US How do liberal democracies produce citizens who are capable of governing themselves? In considering this question, Barbara Cruikshank rethinks central topics in political theory, including the relationship between welfare and citizenship, democracy...
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCornell University Press
ISBN-100801485991
ISBN-139780801485992
eBay Product ID (ePID)478508
Product Key Features
Book TitleWill to Empower : Democratic Citizens and Other Subjects
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicPolitical, Political Ideologies / Democracy, Subjects & Themes / Politics
GenreLiterary Criticism, Philosophy, Political Science
AuthorBarbara Cruikshank
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-046489
Reviews"In her powerful book, Barbara Cruikshank draws on Foucauldian insight with agility and weaves Foucauldian theoretical concerns with empirical studies in supple, jargon-free fashion. The writing is strong and clear, and the argument is bold."-Wendy Brown, University of California, Santa Cruz, "In her powerful book, Barbara Cruikshank draws on Foucauldian insight with agility and weaves Foucauldian theoretical concerns with empirical studies in supple, jargon-free fashion. The writing is strong and clear, and the argument is bold."--Wendy Brown, University of California, Santa Cruz
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal324.6/3/0973
SynopsisHow do liberal democracies produce citizens who are capable of governing themselves? In considering this question, Barbara Cruikshank rethinks central topics in political theory, including the relationship between welfare and citizenship, democracy and despotism, and subjectivity and subjection. Drawing on theories of power and the creation of subjects, Cruikshank argues that individuals in a democracy are made into self-governing citizens through the small-scale and everyday practices of voluntary associations, reform movements, and social service programs. She argues that our empowerment is a measure of our subjection rather than of our autonomy from power. Through a close examination of several contemporary American "technologies of citizenship"--from welfare rights struggles to philanthropic self-help schemes to the organized promotion of self-esteem awareness--she demonstrates how social mobilization reshapes the political in ways largely unrecognized in democratic theory. Although the impact of a given reform movement may be minor, the techniques it develops for creating citizens far extend the reach of govermental authority. Combining a detailed knowledge of social policy and practice with insights from poststructural and feminist theory, The Will to Empower shows how democratic citizens and the political are continually recreated., How do liberal democracies produce citizens who are capable of governing themselves? In considering this question, Barbara Cruikshank rethinks central topics in political theory, including the relationship between welfare and citizenship, democracy...
LC Classification NumberJK1764.C78 1999
