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Will to Empower : Democratic Citizens and Other Subjects by Barbara Cruikshank (1999, Trade Paperback)

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Language: English. Weight: 0.5 lbs. Publication Date: 1999-06-15. Publisher: Cornell University Press.

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PublisherCornell University Press

ISBN-100801485991

ISBN-139780801485992

eBay Product ID (ePID)478508

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Book TitleWill to Empower : Democratic Citizens and Other Subjects

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPolitical, Subjects & Themes / Politics, Political Ideologies / Democracy

Publication Year1999

GenreLiterary Criticism, Philosophy, Political Science

AuthorBarbara Cruikshank

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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LCCN98-046489

Reviews"In her powerful book, Barbara Cruikshank draws on Foucauldian insight with agility and weaves Foucauldian theoretical concerns with empirical studies in supple, jargon-free fashion. The writing is strong and clear, and the argument is bold."-Wendy Brown, University of California, Santa Cruz, "In her powerful book, Barbara Cruikshank draws on Foucauldian insight with agility and weaves Foucauldian theoretical concerns with empirical studies in supple, jargon-free fashion. The writing is strong and clear, and the argument is bold."--Wendy Brown, University of California, Santa Cruz

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal324.6/3/0973

SynopsisHow do liberal democracies produce citizens who are capable of governing themselves? In considering this question, Barbara Cruikshank rethinks central topics in political theory, including the relationship between welfare and citizenship, democracy and despotism, and subjectivity and subjection. Drawing on theories of power and the creation of subjects, Cruikshank argues that individuals in a democracy are made into self-governing citizens through the small-scale and everyday practices of voluntary associations, reform movements, and social service programs. She argues that our empowerment is a measure of our subjection rather than of our autonomy from power. Through a close examination of several contemporary American "technologies of citizenship"--from welfare rights struggles to philanthropic self-help schemes to the organized promotion of self-esteem awareness--she demonstrates how social mobilization reshapes the political in ways largely unrecognized in democratic theory. Although the impact of a given reform movement may be minor, the techniques it develops for creating citizens far extend the reach of govermental authority. Combining a detailed knowledge of social policy and practice with insights from poststructural and feminist theory, The Will to Empower shows how democratic citizens and the political are continually recreated., How do liberal democracies produce citizens who are capable of governing themselves? In considering this question, Barbara Cruikshank rethinks central topics in political theory, including the relationship between welfare and citizenship, democracy...

LC Classification NumberJK1764.C78 1999