Diversity as neoliberal governmentality: Towards a new sociological genealogy of religion

In this article, I explore the connections between neoliberal capitalism and religion. I do so by tracing the roots of these connections as they evolved during the second part of the 20th century into the present. My main argument is that in contemporary Western societies the most important connecti...

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1. VerfasserIn: Burchardt, Marian 1975- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Sage [2017]
In: Social compass
Jahr: 2017, Band: 64, Heft: 2, Seiten: 180-193
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Religiöser Pluralismus / Neoliberalismus / Kapitalismus / Governance
RelBib Classification:AA Religionswissenschaft
AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik
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Zusammenfassung:In this article, I explore the connections between neoliberal capitalism and religion. I do so by tracing the roots of these connections as they evolved during the second part of the 20th century into the present. My main argument is that in contemporary Western societies the most important connections between neoliberal capitalism and religion emerge through the ways in which regimes of religious diversity have become a central form of power that can be fruitfully explored through the Foucauldian notion of governmentality.
ISSN:1461-7404
Enthält:Enthalten in: Social compass
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0037768617697391