State of Insecurity
«A welcome short companion to critical debates on precarity, precariousness and precarization . Its first immediate value is that of bringing to anglophone audiences a collection of short and incisive texts that offer valuable insights into both critical debates and political practice on precarity, particularly around European networks and platforms.»
Antipode
"If we do not understand precarization, then we understand neither the politics nor the economy of the present." After years of the welfare state, the rise of technology, combined with neoliberal governmental apparatuses have established a new society of the precarious. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Verso Books
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 128
- ISBN
- 9781781685969
- Utgivelsesår
- 2015
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
Anmeldelser
«A welcome short companion to critical debates on precarity, precariousness and precarization . Its first immediate value is that of bringing to anglophone audiences a collection of short and incisive texts that offer valuable insights into both critical debates and political practice on precarity, particularly around European networks and platforms.»
Antipode
«Lorey impresses with the scope and depth of her engagement with the concept of precariousness and the strength of her argument.»
3:AM
«The important contribution of this thoughtful work is to let us understand finally that precarity is not a passing or episodic condition, but a new form of regulation that distinguishes this historical time.»
Judith Butler, from the foreword