Drawing on theories of power and the creation of subjects,
Cruikshank argues that individuals in a democracy are made into
serf-governing citizens through the small. scale and everyday
practices of voluntary associations, reform movements, and social
service programs. She argues that our empowerment is a measure of
our subjection rather than of our autonomy from power. Through a
close examination of several contemporary American 'technologies of
citizenship" -- from welfare rights struggles to philanthropic
self-help schemes to the organized promotion of self-esteem
awareness -- she demonstrates how social mobilization reshapes the
political in ways largely unrecognized in democratic theory.
Although the impact of a given reform movement may be minor, the
techniques it develops for creating citizens far extend the reach
of governmental authority.
Combining a detailed knowledge of social policy and practice
with insights from poststructural and feminist theory, The Will to
Empower shows how democratic citizens and the political are
continually recreated.
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