{"product_id":"state-of-insecurity-isbn-9781781685969","title":"State of Insecurity","description":"Years of remodelling the welfare state, the rise of technology, and the growing power of neoliberal government apparatuses have established a society of the precarious. In this new reality, productivity is no longer just a matter of labour, but affects the formation of the self, blurring the division between personal and professional lives. Encouraged to believe ourselves flexible and autonomous, we experience a creeping isolation that has both social and political impacts, and serves the purposes of capital accumulation and social control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eState of Insecurity\u003c\/i\u003e, Isabell Lorey explores the possibilities for organization and resistance under the contemporary status quo, and anticipates the emergence of a new and disobedient self-government of the precarious.“A welcome short companion to critical debates on precarity, precariousness and precarization … Its first immediate value is that of bringing to anglophone audiences a collection of short and incisive texts that offer valuable insights into both critical debates and political practice on precarity, particularly around European networks and platforms.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eAntipode\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Lorey impresses with the scope and depth of her engagement with the concept of precariousness and the strength of her argument.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003e3:AM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The important contribution of this thoughtful work is to let us understand finally that precarity is not a passing or episodic condition, but a new form of regulation that distinguishes this historical time.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Judith Butler, from the foreword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabell Lorey\u003c\/b\u003e is a Political Theorist at the European Institute of Progressive Cultural Policies in Berlin and teaches Social Science, Cultural and Gender studies at several universities in Europe.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299684503781,"sku":"NP9781781685969","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781781685969.jpg?v=1767737278","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/state-of-insecurity-isbn-9781781685969","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}