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Living with Globalization Tactically: The Metapragmatics of Globalization in Singapore
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Singaporeans need not be told what globalization means. The popular media, as well as the political leaders of Singapore, have generated a "local-babble" of the derivative meanings of globalization. That globaliza- tion means "competitiveness", "innovation", "creativity", "entrepreneurship", and "foreign talent", has become deeply enculturated and embedded in the Singaporean consciousness. This paper will show that the "local-babble" on globalization in Singapore is ineluctably linked to state discourses and practices. I will argue in the paper that these state discourses are not free-floating, but produce teleological and ideo- logical effects to regulate the Singaporean habitus, and create new subjectivities suitable for the new economy. Using Foucault's (1979) notion of "governmentality" and its related concepts and vocabularies, this paper will illuminate Singapore's response to new geo-politico- cultural-economic realities as it continues to live with globalization tactically.read more
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Governmentality: Power and Rule in Modern Society
TL;DR: The Second Edition Basic Concepts and Themes Government and Governmentality as discussed by the authors An Analytics of Government Analyzing Regimes of Government Genealogy and Government Governmentality Genealogy, Government Liberalism, Critique and 'the Social' Neo-Liberalism and Foucault Dependency and Empowerment: Two Case Studies Dependency empowerment Conclusion Pastoral power, police and reason of state Pastoral Power Reason of state and Police Conclusion Bio-Politics and Sovereignty Bio-politics Sovereignty and the Governmentalization of the State Liberalism Economy Security Law and Norm Society and Social Government Author
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The Foucault Reader
Michel Foucault,Paul Rabinow +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an introduction to Foucault's thought is given, which includes previously unpublished material, including some previously unseen material. But this is not a complete account of the entire corpus.
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Nation And Narration
TL;DR: The Nation and Narration project as mentioned in this paper explores the reality of the concept of nationhood and the profound ambivalence of language as it is written, from a seemingly impossibly metaphorical beginning.