Three Minute Thought: What Is Governmentality?

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[marshal]

Ohhhh that green filling on the 'add to cart' was so therapeutic...

[theoxpratham]

Going to write the script of this video in my finals. Thank you so much.

[amathjin]

So far the best I have come across on Foucault's concept of governmentality. Easy to understand and well presented! Thank you

[sal]

love how well broken down and detailed this video is, not to mention how awesome the visuals are! thank you.

[danieldowsett]

this video was super helpful, easily the best explanation of the concept of governmentality I have encountered. Thank you!!

[jonestowndixiecups]

This is the chillest Foucault video I have ever seen. Thank you so much!

[roozbehhazaei]

This might be the greates video on this topic.

[lauraberlian]

this is so easy to understand! thank you so much!!

[guilhermemvsoliveira]

Very good!!! Very rigourous and detailed. A comment from a Philosophy professor ;)

[schaduw]

Interesting video, but I don't think governmentality is a separate form of power. It is the art (mentality) of governing in several social formations.
In real society there is a mix of several forms of power: discipline, legal power, biopower (biopolitics, population control, administration). And there is always repression (police, military) when the existing social order is at stake.
Foucault explains that in different periods of history the mix of power was different and the art of governing (govern-mentality), In the time of Machiavelli the art of governing meant maintance of sovereign power. During the Industrial revolution there was a need for a diciplined workforce. They had to learn that working at fixed times in a factory was normal. Also the govern-mentality changed: biopolitics, administration and state-tics, healthcare etc.
Foucault also descibed the govern-mentality in neoliberalism: you explain that in your video.
And today in the coronacrisis there is more government intervention: discipline and biopolitics. And biopolitics has no a new dimension with big data, quantumcomputers and other new technolgies. So the govern-mentality has changed again.

[kriss]

Nice explanation, I will write my final exam about governmental theory and homeless people.

[percy]

Well explained! By far the best i’ve come across!
Thank you 😄

[kernelkadafi]

Best video, i will be using this in my essay lol word for word

[TigerPrawn_]

Be ungovernable! (But I think Foucault would think that's not even possible).

[katmalone]

this was literally so helpful - thanks!

[steidlicious]

Thanks, for the video. You mixed up some things there though.

In Analysis of Power (Suhrkamp), Foucault distinguishes two main series. One the one hand - body, organism, discipline, institution. On the other - population, biological processes, mechanism of regulation, state. 

You explained some parts of the first series quite nicely, but missed out on the creation of norms, which are super important for disciplinary power! The second one though is more likely linked to his power concept biopower.

There is an interview with André Berten in which Foucault explains exactly what he means by that. This gives a perfect understanding of what Governmentality is:

[iffat]

please makes video on public sphere and public interest .

[mikedl]

What happens when the people are sovereign?

[dolafzz__]

Yeahh..it help me..pls upload some other video related to pol sc and ur way of to make us understanding is too good with the help of some figures...

[noelchristianventura]

is this concept poststructuralist in nature?