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NEOLIBERAL SECURITISATION AND SYMBOLIC VIOLENCE IBD

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
04 / 2022
9783030712129
Inglês

Sinopse

This book explores the consequences of the last three decadesâÇÖ substantialáneoliberal securitisation of freedom of speech, democracy and social security ofáracialised groups. Its empirical material contains in-depth interviews witháracialised politicians, journalists, academics and civil society activists in Sweden.áLike many other countries, Sweden has combined a neoliberal reorganisation ofásociety with securitisation policies in which âÇÖthe war on terrorâÇÖ has played aácentral role. In order to understand the complexity of neoliberal securitisationápolicies and the analysis of the empiric material, the study makes use of centralátheoretical concepts, such as âÇÖthe spiral of silenceâÇÖ, âÇÖsymbolic violenceâÇÖ,áâÇÖgovernmentalisationâÇÖ and âÇÖneoliberal racism.âÇÖ It will be of particular interest toástudents and scholars of political sociology, social policy and social work.á