Working the spaces of neoliberalism: activism, professionalisation and incorporation

This collection offers a new way of looking at neoliberalisation and new understandings of contemporary processes of professionalisation. This collection offers a new way of looking at neoliberalisation. Presents new understandings of contemporary processes of professionalisation. Draws on new, original research.Features studies from the Global North and the Global South. INDICE: Introduction: Liz Bondi and Nina Laurie.After Neoliberalism? Community Activism and Local Partnerships in Aotearoa New Zealand: Wendy Larner andDavid Craig.Authority and Expertise: The Professionalisation of InternationalDevelopment and the Ordering of Dissent: Uma Kothari.Dropping Out or Signing Up? The Professionalisation of Youth Travel: Kate Simpson.Ethnodevelopment: Social Movements, Creating Experts and Professionalising Indigenous Knowledge inEcuador: Nina Laurie, Robert Andolina and Sarah Radcliffe.Working the Spaces of Neoliberal Subjectivity: Psychotherapeutic Technologies, Professionalisation and Counselling: Liz Bondi.Desiring Sameness? The Rise of a Neoliberal Politics of Normalisation: Diane Richardson.Making Space for "Neocommunitarianism"?The Third Sector, State and Civil Society in the UK: Nicholas R Fyfe.Caught in the Middle: The State, NGOs, and the Limits to Grassroots Organizing Along the US-Mexico Border: Rebecca Dolhinow."The Experts Taught Us All We Know": Professionalisation and Knowledge in Nepalese Community Forestry: Andrea J Nightingale.Working the Spaces of Neoliberalism: Marcus Power.No Way Out? Incorporating and Restructuring the Voluntary Sector within Spaces of Neoliberalism: Katy Jenkins.Professional Geographies: Nicholas Blomley.Partners in Crime? Neoliberalism and the Production of New Political Subjectivities: Cindi Katz. Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4443-9743-7
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 27/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés