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The Making of Homo Financius and Neoliberal Morality

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

“There is [a] set of qualities ascribed to the actions and conduct of mankind, distinct from their propriety or impropriety, their decency or ungracefulness, and which are the objects of a distinct species of approbation and disapprobation. These are Merit … Continue reading →

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Disentangling Neoliberalism: the key concepts

Posted on November 5, 2016 by

Neoliberalism has become an omnipresent term. Due its increasing pervasiveness into academic, political and media discourses, some perceive neoliberalism as an omnipotent phenomenon that explains everything, while others see it as a vague buzzword that hardly means something. Surveying this blog, for example, under the tag … Continue reading →

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Religion, “free trade” and faithful globalization: producing a sacred vision of the economy

Posted on January 15, 2015 by

Religious leaders and groups can play a crucial role in economic and political life through their discourse; such discourse is a central way that they produce the sacred in the economic realm. This is true across a range of religious … Continue reading →

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Media and New Capitalism in the Digital Age: The Spirit of Networks

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

Media and New Capitalism in the Digital Age: The Spirit of Networks is an excellent book by Eran Fisher that explores the new terrain of network capitalism through the transformations of the discourse on technology. Rather than viewing such discourse as either … Continue reading →

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