Re-Reading Foucault: On Law, Power and Rights

by Ben Golder (Editor)

Law, Rights and Power: Re-Reading Foucault is the first collection in English to fully address the relevance of Foucault s thought for law. Michel Foucault is the best known and most cited of the late twentieth-century s theory academics. His work continues to animate a range of different critical work across intellectual disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences. There has, however, been relatively little examination of the legal implications and applications of Foucault s work. This book fills that gap, providing an in-depth analysis of Foucault s thought as it pertains to the crucial questions of law, government and rights. This collection engages with key legal themes as they emerge, both in Foucault s work and in the contemporary scholarship that surrounds it. These include: the opposition between law and the juridical; legal ways of organising and processing knowledge; sovereignty; punishment; bio-politics and governmentality; security; resistance; and, judgment. Including contributions from acknowledged experts on Foucault s work, as well as pieces by younger scholars, Law, Rights and Power: Re-Reading Foucault will be of considerable interest across a range of disciplines, including law, sociology, criminology, international relations, political theory, and philosophy.

254 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 24, 2012