Description
Book SynopsisThis collection of essays considers a variety of educational ideas and programs from the perspective of governmentality, integrating conceptual and theoretical insights and empirical investigation of policy documents, and government technologies.
Table of ContentsEditorial: Michael A. Peters.
The Learning Society from the Perspective of Governmentality: Jan Masschelein, Maarten Simons, Ulrich Bröckling and Ludwig Pongratz.
The Learning Society and Governmentality: An introduction: Jan Masschelein and Maarten Simons.
The Learning Society, the Unfinished Cosmopolitan, and Governing Education, Public Health and Crime Prevention at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century: Thomas Popkewitz, Ulf Olsson and Kenneth Petersson.
From Education to Lifelong Learning: The emerging regime of learning in the European Union: Anna Tuschling and Christoph Engemann.
Voluntary Self-Control: Education reform as a governmental strategy: Ludwig Pongratz.
Education or Service? Remarks on teaching and learning in the Entrepreneurial university: Andrea Liesner.
Participation for Free. Exploring (limits of) participatory government: Kerlyn Quaghebeur.
On Creativity: A brainstorming session: Ulrich Bröckling.
Learning as Investment: Notes on governmentality and biopolitics: Maarten Simons.
The Power of Power. Questions to Foucault: Norbert Ricken.
Experience and the Limits of Governmentality: Jan Masschelein.
Notes on Contributors.
Index.
