Diversity as neoliberal governmentality: Towards a new sociological genealogy of religion

In this article, I explore the connections between neoliberal capitalism and religion. I do so by tracing the roots of these connections as they evolved during the second part of the 20th century into the present. My main argument is that in contemporary Western societies the most important connecti...

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Auteur principal: Burchardt, Marian 1975- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage [2017]
Dans: Social compass
Année: 2017, Volume: 64, Numéro: 2, Pages: 180-193
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Pluralisme religieux / Néolibéralisme / Capitalisme / Gouvernance
Classifications IxTheo:AA Sciences des religions
AD Sociologie des religions
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Résumé:In this article, I explore the connections between neoliberal capitalism and religion. I do so by tracing the roots of these connections as they evolved during the second part of the 20th century into the present. My main argument is that in contemporary Western societies the most important connections between neoliberal capitalism and religion emerge through the ways in which regimes of religious diversity have become a central form of power that can be fruitfully explored through the Foucauldian notion of governmentality.
ISSN:1461-7404
Contient:Enthalten in: Social compass
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0037768617697391