Working the Spaces of Neoliberalism

Activism, Professionalisation and Incorporation

Liz Bondi editor Nina Laurie editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:14th Dec '05

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Working the Spaces of Neoliberalism cover

This collection offers a new way of looking at neoliberalisation and new understandings of contemporary processes of professionalisation.


  • This collection offers a new way of looking at neoliberalisation.
  • Presents new understandings of contemporary processes of professionalisation.
  • Draws on new, original research.
  • Features studies from the Global North and the Global South.

"This is a compelling, timely and thought-provoking collection. It brings into contact a range of phenomena often considered in isolation, and subjects them to sustained critical-geographical exploration. The materials covered here cross worlds and scales - the Global South and the Global North; from the psychotherapist's couch to ethnodevelopment in Ecuador - and thereby reveal the entangled spaces, roles and subjectivities of professionals and activists under neoliberalism. It is essential reading for any critical scholar concerned about the extending and mutating reach of neoliberalism."

Chris Philo, Professor of Geography, University of Glasgow

"If there is any lingering doubt that geographers need to think about how the local, the state, and the global are interconnected, it should be dispelled in this provocative and compelling collection, a fresh approach to the everywhere but elusive concept of neoliberalism. Challenging us to think about the broad ramifications for professionalism and local activism, these authors are determined to make a difference to the real lives of people engaged in working the spaces of neoliberalism as they re-write subjectivity, local knowlege, sexuality, democracy and political agency. We can definitely add another notch to our understanding of the world."

Audrey Kobayashi, Professor of Geography, Queen's University, Ontario

ISBN: 9781405138000

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm

Weight: 372g

256 pages