Allen, Ansgar (2009) Foucauldian Peacekeeping: On the Dispersion of Power and the Futility of Change. Power and Education, 1 (2). pp. 226-237. ISSN 1757-7438
Abstract
Foucault is widely known for the radical nature of his work, for his idiosyncratic approach to history, and for his reconfiguration of the concept of power. Curiously though, his conceptions of history and power might act to undermine their potential to incite radical critique of systems of education and wider society; resulting in a more patient, restrained and ultimately conservative scholarship than you would at first expect. The apparent points of similarity between Michel Foucault, Herbert George Wells and the reformist, statistician and eugenicist, Karl Pearson, will be outlined in order to exemplify this apparent danger. Whilst Foucault would be at odds with Pearson’s authoritarian view of education, the Foucauldian account of power seems, oddly, to lead to agreement with Pearson on the futility of revolutionary change.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author produced version of a paper published in 'Power and Education'. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Foucault; power; genealogy; Wells. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Education (Sheffield) > Education- Postgraduate Unit (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Mr Ansgar Allen |
Date Deposited: | 09 Apr 2010 14:43 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jun 2014 07:15 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/power.2009.1.2.226 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Symposium Journals |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.2304/power.2009.1.2.226 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:10734 |
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