Globality of Governmentality: Governing an Entangled World

This book emphasizes the interconnectedness of governmentality and globality in International Relations (IR) and reconciles Michel Foucault's concept of governmentality with global politics. It brings together leading scholars to discuss the relationship between governmentality and globality, suggesting that globality cannot be equated with the international level and requires distinct consideration. The book updates Foucault's concepts and introduces novel empirical problems and practices of global governmentality, making it relevant to IR, International Political Sociology, political science, political theory, geography, sociology, and the humanities.

Format: Hardback
Length: 222 pages
Publication date: 25 May 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This groundbreaking book revitalizes the governmentality debate in International Relations (IR) by highlighting the profound interconnectedness between governmentality and globality. It bridges a widening gap in the social sciences and humanities by reconciling Michel Foucault's concept of governmentality with global politics. The volume brings together esteemed scholars who emphasize the significance of approaching governmentality in IR from the perspective of globality, thereby proposing to consider governmentality and globality as intrinsically entwined. Consequently, the contributors engage in a multifaceted discussion about the relationship between governmentality and globality, drawing upon their perspectives to argue that globality cannot be equated with the international level and deserves to be regarded as a distinct context in its own right. Building upon the growing importance and popularity of governmentality studies, the book not only updates Foucault's concepts at a theoretical level but also introduces novel empirical problems and practices of global governmentality that have hitherto been overlooked in IR. With a broad theoretical and empirical scope, this book is relevant to IR in general, International Political Sociology in particular, as well as to students and practitioners in political science, political theory, geography, sociology, and the humanities.

Weight: 512g
Dimension: 160 x 241 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367491321