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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Published in:Social compass
Main Author: Burchardt, Marian 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2017]
In: Social compass
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religious pluralism / Neo-liberalism / Capitalism / Governance
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary: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
Contains:Enthalten in: Social compass
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0037768617697391