The limits of governmentality: Social theory and the international

European Journal of International Relations

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 223-246

  Joseph, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foucault; Global politics; Governmentality; Marxism; Ontology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350409730     PISSN: 13540661     EISSN: 14603713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354066109346886     Document Type: Article

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