Foucault, Power and Participation
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In this paper, I argue that Foucault's work on power offers a distinctive and original perspective with the potential to afford insights into the nature of participation. I begin by providing a brief exegesis of Foucault's conceptualisation of power in his middle to late work. The notion of governmentality is drawn out as a potentially useful tool in understanding participation as a profoundly ambiguous phenomenon. I conclude by outlining some of the possible implications of Foucault's thinking about power for studying children's participation.
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Foucault, Power and Participation
In: The International Journal of Children's RightsSearch for other papers by Michael Gallagher in
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Abstract
In this paper, I argue that Foucault's work on power offers a distinctive and original perspective with the potential to afford insights into the nature of participation. I begin by providing a brief exegesis of Foucault's conceptualisation of power in his middle to late work. The notion of governmentality is drawn out as a potentially useful tool in understanding participation as a profoundly ambiguous phenomenon. I conclude by outlining some of the possible implications of Foucault's thinking about power for studying children's participation.
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| Abstract Views | 12034 | 2667 | 118 |
| Full Text Views | 3537 | 309 | 11 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 5873 | 633 | 25 |
