hi -
rose and miller (1992) and rose (1990; 1996) used latour's (1986) notion
of "acting at a distance" to explain different strategies of liberal modes
of governance.
is this what you are referring to?
Rose, Nikolas. (1990). Governing the Soul: The Shaping of the
Private Self. London: Routledge.
Rose, Nikolas. (1996). Inventing Ourselves: Psychology, Power and
Personhood. Cambridge: University Press.
Rose, Nikolas & Peter Miller. (1992). Political Power Beyond the
State: Problematics of Government. British Journal of Sociology, 43:2,
June, 173-205.
Latour, Bruno. (1986). Visual Cognition: Thinking with Hands and
Eyes. In H. Kulick (Ed.) Knowledge and Society Volume 6. Houston: Rice
University Press.
best,
heidi
On Mon, 7 Feb 2000, Lisa Mae Hennon wrote:
> I don't know where the phrase "government at a distance" originated. I
> believe Nikolas Rose used it in 1996 in his chapter "Governing 'advanced'
> liberal democracies" in _Foucault and political reason: liberalism,
> neo-liberalism and rtionalities of government_ (Barry, Osborne and Rose
> editors). I assume the phrase was picked up from Foucault, but I don't know
> where.
>
> At 08:56 AM 2/7/00 +1000, you wrote:
> >can anyone please advise where the phrase "government at a distance"
> >originated and in which publication does Foucault use it? I have checked
> >both D&P and the Foucault Effect, without being able to locate it
> >Regards,
> >Diane
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