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Resilience as embedded neoliberalism: a governmentality approach
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This article looks at resilience as a form of governmentality. In particular, it is concerned to show that resilience, despite its claims to be about the operation of systems, is, in practice, closer to a form of governance that emphasises individual responsibility. It traces this line of argument through looking at a range of documents and policy statements. The Anglo-Saxon understanding of resilience, in particular, is best understood as a neoliberal form of governmentality that places emphasis on individual adaptability. It fits with neoliberalism's normative way of mobilising social agents. This account is defended against a more philosophical claim that resilience is part of a post-liberal shift.
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“Some take it a step further, arguing that resilience efforts are not simply ignoring the social production of risks, but are actively used to perpetuate a neoliberal agenda and all its associated inequalities (Joseph 2013; Evans and Reid 2015; Fainstein 2018).”
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- Authors
- Joseph, J.
- Venue
- Resilience
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2013-04
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 38-52
- ISSN
- 2169-3293 (ISSN-L)
- 2169-3307
- OpenAlex
- W2038916272
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- 1,065
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 124.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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