Power, Governmentality and Economy (10 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Execution methods

Independent essay. For instructions contact the teacher.

Accomplishment methods

Independent work.

Content

The objective on this course is to deepen and broaden the understanding about the forms of power, governance and economy and their connectedness with work, welfare and social relations. The course literature analyzes questions of power, governance and economy as relations and connections between different ways of thinking, different actors and different practices.

Materials

McKenzie, Donald (2009) Material Markets: How Economic Agents Are Constructed. Oxford University Press.
Standing, Guy (2011) The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class. Bloomsbury.
Hall, Stuart, Massey, Doreen & Rustin, Michael (2015) After Neoliberalism? The Kilburn Manifesto. Lawrence & Wishart. https://www.lwbooks.co.uk/soundings/kilburn-manifesto

Completion alternatives

Tentti tai essee

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Fail: Performance is highly deficient or erroneous. The work may be based on serious misunderstandings.

Sufficient and satisfactory (1-2): Performance is lacking in scope, superficial, or corresponds poorly to the assignment. The author merely lists things out of context or addresses them one-sidedly. The work may contain errors or obscurities.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good and very good (3-4): Performance corresponds to the assignment, manifesting comprehension and a skill to analyse and justify. The author has addressed the issue comprehensively. The work may contain some deficiencies.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): Performance delineates an extensive whole and the author can apply knowledge in a multifaceted way or place it in various contexts. The work manifests independency and insight, and it is a flawless entity that involves justified thinking or critical contemplation. The work is well written and implemented.