Masks, common sense and governmentality

Collins, Jeremy (2020) Masks, common sense and governmentality. In: Pandemic: where are we still going wrong. Bite-Sized Public Affairs Books . Bite Sized Books, Goring UK, pp. 205-210. ISBN 9798563726338

Text Collins - Masks and Governmentality.pdf - Published Version Restricted to Repository staff only Download (115kB) | Request a copy

Abstract / Description

The UK Government’s hesitant and contradictory stance on the wearing of face coverings can be understood as reflecting an adherence to the tenets of ‘nudge’ theory; it also highlights the neoliberal ideological stance critiqued in Foucault’s notion of Governmentality, and the ‘responsibilisation of the self’ evident in contemporary liberal democracies such as the UK.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Covid-19 pandemic; face coverings; governmentality; UK Government
Subjects:	000 Computer science, information & general works > 070 News media, journalism & publishing 300 Social sciences 300 Social sciences > 320 Political science
Department:	School of Computing and Digital Media
Depositing User:	Jeremy Collins
Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2023 09:57
Last Modified:	09 Mar 2023 10:08
URI:	https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/id/eprint/8382

Actions (login required)

View Item