Oriented around the theme of a ‘politics of philosophy’, this book tracks the phases in which Foucault’s genealogy of power, law, and subjectivity was reo

Introductory study of Michel Foucault as a political thinker.

The politicization of ontology -- Foundational violence -- Dangerous animals -- The politics of gendered violence -- Political life -- The management of state v

Critically explains Michel Foucault's thought: the political implications of each phase of his work, how his thought has been used in the political sphere and t

Foucault is often thought to have a great deal to say about the history of madness and sexuality, but little in terms of a general analysis of government and th