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Contemporary debates on institutions: governance, governmentality and power
Powell, Jason Halsall, Jamie
Powell, Jason
Halsall, Jamie
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2016-01
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Institutions, at state and local level, have been perceived as a
mechanism of supporting the vulnerable within society. The processes of
globalisation within an economic, political and social context have played a
fundamental role in institutions. The ‘State’ that administers institutions has
experienced involvement and adjustment by central government’s policy of
privatisation and deregulation. The aim of this paper is to critically explore the
current debates on institutions within British society. We frame the debates
within Foucault’s notion of ‘governmentality’, which highlights how
government provides governance of ‘action at a distance’ in order to detract
blame from government and its policies and place this blame onto individuals
and communities themselves (1978, p. 33).
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Halsall, J., & Powell, J. L. (2016). Contemporary debates on institutions: governance, governmentality and power. International Journal of Public Policy, 12, 1/2, 98-109. DOI: 10.1504/IJPP.2016.075234
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Inderscience
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International Journal of Public Policy
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10.1504/IJPP.2016.075234
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1740-0619