Quantifizierung, Singularisierung, digitaler Kapitalismus - mit diesen Schlagwörtern wird in der soziologischen Zeitdiagnose über die Veränderung der Gesellschaft sowie der Subjekte der Gegenwart gesprochen. Aber wie verhalten sich die beobachteten Veränderungen zur Grundstruktu…
Quantifizierung, Singularisierung, digitaler Kapitalismus - mit diesen Schlagwörtern wird in der soziologischen Zeitdiagnose über die Veränderung der Gesellschaft sowie der Subjekte der Gegenwart gesprochen. Aber wie verhalten sich die beobachteten Veränderungen zur Grundstruktu…
"The first book to investigate the relevance of Theodor W. Adorno's work for theorizing the age of neoliberal capitalism. Through an engagement with Adorno's critical theory of society, Charles Prusik advances a novel approach to understanding the origins and development of neol…
This edited volume presents an empirical account of how neoliberal ideas are adopted on the ground by different actors in different educational settings, from bilingual education in the US, to migrant work programmes in Italy, to minority language teaching in Mexico. It examines…
"The 21st century is the age of "neo-liberalism"--A time when the free market is spreading to all areas of economic, political and social life. Yet how is this changing our individual and collective ethics? Is capitalism also becoming our new morality? From the growing popular d…
Introduction. exceptional citizens? saving and surveilling in advanced neoliberal times -- Katrina, American exceptionalism, and the security state -- American humanitarian citizenship: the "soft" power of empire -- Muslims, missionaries, and humanitarians -- "Security moms" and…
"An excellent study of how neoliberalism is causing a crisis in Germany One of the German-speaking world's leading young sociologists lays out modern Germany's social and political crisis and its implications for the future of the European hegemon. Upward social mobility represe…
Introduction -- The meaning of the metaphor -- The logic of the cage : irrational rationality -- Beyond bureaucracy? -- Another "great transformation"--Incredulity about metanarratives -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index