Governing Societies: Political Perspectives on Domestic and International Rule (Paperback, Ed)

What structures of power are involved in governing societies and how are they connected? . How is the liberal idea of governing through freedom linked to the increasing control of marginalised populations? . Have we reached the end of history in which governing largely concerns self-governing individuals, networks and communities?. Should we dispense with the 'container view of society' and contemplate the 'death of the social'?. . Today, many people in academia, politics and business, question the idea of being able to govern society. The nation state and sovereign government are displaced by globalization and individualization.

. . Mitchell Dean focuses on governing societies as a distinctive project that continues to define political life today. The book offers a critical analysis of contemporary liberal approaches to governing societies both in domestic and international affairs.

. . "Governing Societies" provides an overview of current perspectives and theories and examines recent transformations in techniques and rationalities of rule. It presents a new argument for the importance and transformation of sovereignty and powers of life and death and how they are integral to governing liberal-democratic societies.

. . The book is key reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of sociology and politics, as well as researchers and academics.