Michel Foucault Power Knowledge Nexus: Critical Analysis and Its Relevance Globalization and Current Issues of Africa - Softcover

Aberra, Teshome

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659289590 ISBN 13: 9783659289590

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Foucault’s work is full and rich in its conceptual insight for philosophers to work on. Among his works one of the most essential contributions for the philosophical concern is the one taken up as the basis for this paper that is “Power and Knowledge Nexus”. Foucault discussed the relationship that exists between power and knowledge in terms of the response they have to social, political, medical and legal reality as a “discourse”. The study was focused on this area, with the general objective of making situational analysis at three levels which are “Globalization” at world scale “African situation” at regional scale by examining present Africa both economically, politically and culturally and the idea of “Neo -liberalism in the Ethiopian Context” at country level. The study attempted to devise a three step approach setting out theoretical constructs, collecting relevant practical evidence that finest fit to the theory, and drew conclusions through interpretive perceptive by making critical analysis.

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About the Author

MA in Philosophy, BA in Philosophy with minor law, BA in Sociology and Social Administration, and studied Economics at Addis Ababa University. Teaching experiences Served as Instructor of Civic and Ethical education, Logic, Urban Sociology, Political Philosophy, Moral philosophy, Civic and Ethical virtue, and Social anthropology.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659289590
• ISBN 13: 9783659289590
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88