{"product_id":"the-learning-society-from-the-perspective-of-governmentality-isbn-9781405156028","title":"The Learning Society from the Perspective of Governmentality","description":"This 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders different educational ideas of enlightenment, creativity, participation, inclusion, learning, and critique\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an overview of French philosopher Michel Foucault’s theory on governmentality and how his ideas apply to current developments in society and education\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the intrinsic relationship between intellectual and practical educational technologies\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA study of how educational practice and educational theory have played a constitutive role in practices of subjectivity which are crucial to ‘learning societies’\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Editorial: Michael A. Peters. \u003cp\u003eThe Learning Society from the Perspective of Governmentality: Jan Masschelein, Maarten Simons, Ulrich Bröckling and Ludwig Pongratz.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Learning Society and Governmentality: An introduction: Jan Masschelein and Maarten Simons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Education to Lifelong Learning: The emerging regime of learning in the European Union: Anna Tuschling and Christoph Engemann.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVoluntary Self-Control: Education reform as a governmental strategy: Ludwig Pongratz.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation or Service? Remarks on teaching and learning in the Entrepreneurial university: Andrea Liesner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParticipation for Free. Exploring (limits of) participatory government: Kerlyn Quaghebeur.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Creativity: A brainstorming session: Ulrich Bröckling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning as Investment: Notes on governmentality and biopolitics: Maarten Simons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Power of Power. Questions to Foucault: Norbert Ricken.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperience and the Limits of Governmentality: Jan Masschelein.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan Masschelein\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor for Philosophy of Education at the Catholic University of Leuven. His primary areas of scholarship are educational theory, political philosophy, critical theory, studies of governmentality and social philosophy. Currently his research concentrates on the 'public' character of education and on 'mapping' and 'walking' as critical research practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaarten Simons\u003c\/b\u003e is lecturer and post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Educational Policy and Innovation, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. His research interests are educational policy and political philosophy with special attention for governmentality and schooling, autonomy and higher education and performativity in education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUlrich Bröckling\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., is a sociologist. He is Coordinator of the Graduate Research Program ‘Figures\/Figurations of the Third’ at the University of Konstanz, Germany and co-Editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eBerliner Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaft\u003c\/i\u003e.\"His research interests are: cultural theory, philosophical anthropology, sociology of self technologies and social technologies and governmentality studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLudwig A. Pongratz\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Educational Theory (Allgemeine Pädagogik) and Adult Education at the Darmstadt Technical University (Germany). His publications and research concentrate primarily on the history of educational theory and the methodology of pedagogy, critical theory and educational philosophy, school pedagogy and adult education. His research includes empirical studies alongside his historical and conceptual works.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE LEARNING SOCIETY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF GOVERNMENTALITY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection focuses on how the learning society relates to specific aspects of governmental rationalities, governmental technologies and forms of self-government. It offers an overview of French philosopher Michel Foucault's theory on governmentality and how his ideas apply to current developments in society and education. The studies presented here reveal the intrinsic relationship between educational technologies and the way in which political power is wielded and people govern themselves within societies. The book encompasses a diversity of topics, yet the authors share a common attitude and concern for issues pertaining to the current regime of government and self-government.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990276686053,"sku":"NP9781405156028","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405156028.jpg?v=1761787168","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-learning-society-from-the-perspective-of-governmentality-isbn-9781405156028","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}