Of shepherds, sheep and sheepdogs?: governing the adherent self through complementary and competing ‘pastorates’
(2017)
Journal Article
Waring, J., & Latif, A. (in press). Of shepherds, sheep and sheepdogs?: governing the adherent self through complementary and competing ‘pastorates’. Sociology, https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038517690680
Foucault’s concept of ‘pastoral power’ describes an important technique for constituting obedient subjects. Derived from his analysis of the Christian pastorate, he saw pastoral power as a prelude to contemporary technologies of governing ‘beyond the... Read More about Of shepherds, sheep and sheepdogs?: governing the adherent self through complementary and competing ‘pastorates’.