Neoliberalism in Context adopts a processual, relational and contextual framework, bringing together contributions from diverse national and disciplinary contexts, and bridging theoretical and methodological approaches to critiquing neoliberalism. The book presents arguments on the extent to which we are still living in neoliberal times, and illustrates examples of variation in the practice of neoliberalization and within neoliberal thought. The contributions also examine the mediation and significance of existing neoliberalism on subjectivity, and addresses the consequences of the neoliberalization of education for critical thinking generally, and for the critique of neoliberalism in particular. This collection will be of interest to students and scholars across sociology, international relations, urban studies, and media and cultural studies.
Author(s): Simon Dawes, Marc Lenormand
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 329
Tags: Political Sociology, Neoliberalism
Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxv
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
Lost in Transition: On the Failure to Name the Present Condition (Thierry Labica)....Pages 3-18
The Slow Retreat of Neoliberalism in Contemporary Britain? (Emma Bell, Gilles Christoph)....Pages 19-38
Resisting the Zombie Economy: Finding the Right Metaphor for Neoliberal Crisis (Johnna Montgomerie, Ruth Cain)....Pages 39-58
Front Matter ....Pages 59-59
Different Routes Up the Same Mountain? Neoliberalism in Australia and New Zealand (Guy Redden, Sean Phelan, Claire Baker)....Pages 61-82
Have States Stopped Steering Markets? Rethinking Neoliberal Interventionism and Periodization in the United States and the United Kingdom (Bradley Smith, Lucie de Carvalho)....Pages 83-104
Towards a History of Neoliberal Urbanism in the United States (Andrew J. Diamond)....Pages 105-119
Free-Market Advocacy in the Social Sciences and in Economics: The Analysis of Human Behaviour Between Vienna and Chicago (Jacopo Marchetti)....Pages 121-137
From Market to Contract: What Do Corporate Governance and Contract Law Contribute to the Analysis of Neoliberalism? (Kean Birch)....Pages 139-155
Front Matter ....Pages 157-157
Racial Neoliberalism and the Fragmentation of One Neoliberal Order (Gargi Bhattacharyya)....Pages 159-176
Disability, Neoliberal Inclusionism and Non-normative Positivism (David T. Mitchell, Sharon L. Snyder)....Pages 177-193
The Affective Life of Neoliberalism: Constructing (Un)reasonableness on Mumsnet (Yvonne Ehrstein, Rosalind Gill, Jo Littler)....Pages 195-213
Media and the Neoliberal Swindle: From ‘Fake News’ to ‘Public Service’ (Des Freedman)....Pages 215-231
Front Matter ....Pages 249-249
Academic Freedom and the Disciplinary Regime in the Neoliberal University (Liz Morrish)....Pages 235-253
Questions of Value for Higher Education: The Case of Luxury Student Accommodation (Karen Wilkes)....Pages 255-270
Neoliberal Dis-imagination, Manufactured Ignorance and Civic Illiteracy (Henry A. Giroux)....Pages 271-287
Back Matter ....Pages 289-309
