Global Governmentality: Governing International Spaces (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics)

Foucault's thoughts on governmentality have made a significant impact on the studies of power and governance in modern societies. However, most studies of governmentality confine themselves to the exploration of power within nation-states. Global Governmentality extends Foucault's political thought towards international studies, exploring the governance of the global, the international, the regional and many other extra-domestic spaces. Combining historical and contemporary outlooks, this book offers innovative interdisciplinary explorations of such issues as international peacekeeping, refugees, political rationalities of security and neoliberalism, the spatiality of globalization, the genealogy of development, and the ethical governance of corporate activity. At a time when many of the geopolitical and economic certainties which framed international affairs are in flux, Global Governmentality is suggestive of new territories and lines for international analysis. It will be of interest to students and researchers of both governmentality and international studies. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of contributors......Page 10 Acknowledgements......Page 13 Introduction: global governmentality......Page 14 Rethinking key concepts......Page 34 Liberalism what's in a name?......Page 36 Nomos and the politics of world order......Page 53 Global networks, international networks, actor networks......Page 72 The security of governance......Page 89 Problems, practices, assemblages, regimes......Page 108 Governing through the social: representations of poverty and global governmentality......Page 110 The international government of refugees......Page 129 The clash of governmentalities: displacement and return in Bosnia-Herzegovina......Page 149 The political rationality of European integration......Page 168 Forms of governance, governmentality and the EU's Open Method of Coordination......Page 187 Ethical capitalism......Page 208 Global benchmarking: participating 'at a distance' in the globalizing economy......Page 225 Insecurity and the dream of targeted governance......Page 246 Index......Page 264 Liberalism, what's in a name? / Barry Hindess Nomos and the politics of world order / Mitchell Dean Global networks, international networks, actor networks / Gavin Kendall The security of governance / Michael Dillon Governing through the social : representations of poverty and global governmentality / Cristina Rojas The international government of refugees / Robyn Lui The clash of governmentalities : displacement and return in Bosnia-Herzegovina / Gearвoid вO Tuathail and Carl Dahlman The political rationality of European integration / William Walters Forms of governance, governmentality and the EU's open method of coordination / Roger Dale Ethical capitalism / Andrew Barry Global benchmarking : participating 'at a distance' in the globalizing economy / Wendy Larner and Richard Le Heron Insecurity and the dream of targeted governance / Mariana Valverde and Michael Mopas. Liberalism, what's in a name? / Barry Hindess Nomos and the politics of world order / Mitchell Dean Global networks, international networks, actor networks / Gavin Kendall The security of governance / Michael Dillon Governing through the social : representations of poverty and global governmentality / Cristina Rojas The international government of refugees / Robyn Lui The clash of governmentalities : displacement and return in Bosnia-Herzegovina / Gearóid Ó Tuathail and Carl Dahlman The political rationality of European integration / William Walters Forms of governance, governmentality and the EU's open method of coordination / Roger Dale Ethical capitalism / Andrew Barry Global benchmarking : participating 'at a distance' in the globalizing economy / Wendy Larner and Richard Le Heron Insecurity and the dream of targeted governance / Mariana Valverde and Michael Mopas. Exploring the relevance of governmentality for global & international studies, the authors extend the concept onto new theoretical & political territories, creating a bridge between Foucaultian analysis & international studies