Neoliberal Techniques of Social Suffering

Political Resistance and Critical Theory from Latin America and Spain

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

Av Laura Quintana, Nuria Sánchez Madrid, Nuria Sanchez Madrid, Nuria Sánchez Madrid

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Neoliberal Techniques of Social Suffering: Political Resistance and Critical Theory from Latin America and Spain is the result of the critical and political commitment of various Latin American and Spanish philosophers who share a critical approach to the global “stealth revolution” in recent decades, where neoliberalism has forced the well-being and reproduction of life to adapt to a system devastating for both humans and non-humans. The authors voice the shared concern of contemporary Spanish and Latin American societies to build new conceptions of the public and the common through mobilizing affects usually disavowed in political theory. If, in Ancient Greece, the idea of strengthening the most vulnerable and weakest was deplored as the art of sophists, this collection edited by Laura Quintana and Nuria Sánchez Madrid explores the other side of our social world to revive grassroots strategies of resistance and emancipation, which are able to bring about new distributions of power, welfare, and discursive legitimation and to extend our goal of creating a radically democratic world.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-08-15
Mått159 x 238 x 20 mm
Vikt463 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor190
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666915075

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Introduction: Social Suffering and Political Agency against Neoliberal Disrepair by Laura Quintana and Nuria Sánchez Madrid Part I: Distorting the Social Contract. The Challenge of Addressing Neoliberal Cultural PoliticsChapter 1: Clash of Narratives: The Neoliberal Systemic Doctrine as Cause of Second-Order Suffering by Alessandro PinzaniChapter 2: The Cultural Politics of Neoliberalism: Housing Financialization, Transformations of Work and Institutional Challenges in Today’s Spain by Nuria Sánchez MadridPart II: Neoliberal Subjectivation and The Effects of Depoliticizing Psychic SufferingChapter 3: Economics is the Continuation of Psychology by Other Means: Psychic Suffering and Neoliberalism as a Moral Economy by Vladimir SafatleChapter 4: Neoliberalism and Psychic Suffering: The Political Potential of Discontent by Rodrigo Castro OrellanaChapter 5: Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness: The Perils of Modern Subjectivity in Contemporary Mexico by Zenia YébenesPart III: Disclosing the Politi

Much has been written about neoliberal political ideologies and economic policies over the past half century. At its core, neoliberalism advocates for limited government intervention in the economy and emphasizes the importance of free markets, deregulation, privatization, and individualism. Proponents maintain that these policies promote economic efficiency and individual freedom, but critics assert that they have pronounced detrimental effects on social equity, public services, and the environment. This edited volume delves into what could be understood as the hidden injuries of neoliberalism. The eight authors examine the consequences of neoliberal policies. They shed light on how a neoliberal agenda reshaped societies, caused suffering, and privileged individualism at the expense of collective well-being. The authors explore grassroots strategies of resistance and emancipation. In doing so, they argue for the need to rethink the public and common good and harness the often overlooked emotional and affective dimensions of political theory. The result is a thought-provoking examination of the profound impact of neoliberalism on individuals, societies, and the common good. Recommended. Graduate students and faculty.