AUSOC 225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Risk Society, Governmentality
1 Oct 2018
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Although he was not involved in the discipline of criminology, many scholars have applied his work toward understanding crime and its control. Governmentality: government encompasses a wide array of techniques, within and. Power: power is relational and is evident only when it is utilized outside of the state, intended to (re)shape and (re)direct human actions. Did not see it as something thats the state or individuals can hold, possess, accumulate, or monopolize. Saw power as creative focus on what is created when power is exercised. Micro-powers: small and mundane relations of governance with an appreciable. The ways your behaviour is controlled while driving traffic lights, signs, effect on human behaviour painted lines, photo radar, and the presence or absence of police all affect how we go about our drives. Discipline: a meticulous manner or method of training; intends to ensure constant subjection or obedience.
