Living with/in and without neo-liberalism

Clarke, John (2008). Living with/in and without neo-liberalism. Focaal, 2008(51) pp. 135–147.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3167/fcl.2008.510110

Abstract

This article explores some concerns about the concept of neo-liberalism,suggesting that it has been stretched too far to be productive as a critical analytical tool. Neo-liberalism suffers from promiscuity (hanging out with various theoretical perspectives), omnipresence (treated as a universal or global phenomenon), and omnipotence (identified as the cause of a wide variety of social, political and economic changes). Alternative ways of treating neo-liberalism as more contingent and contested are considered. These emphasize its mobile and flexible character, stressing processes of contextual assemblage, articulation, and translation.
The article concludes by wondering whether the concept of neo-liberalism is now so overused that it should be retired.

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• Item ORO ID
• 18127
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 1558-5263
• Keywords
• assemblage; articulation; authority; globalization; neo-liberalism;
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies > Social Policy and Criminology
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
• Copyright Holders
• © 2008 Unknown
• Depositing User
• John Clarke