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State Work - Public Administration and Mass Intellectuality (Paperback)
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State Work - Public Administration and Mass Intellectuality (Paperback)
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An innovative contribution to political theory, "State Work"
examines the labor of government workers in North America. Arguing
that this work needs to be theorized precisely because it is vital
to the creation and persistence of the state, Stefano Harney draws
on thinking from public administration and organizational
sociology, as well as poststructuralist theory and performance
studies, to launch a cultural studies of the state. Countering
conceptions of the government and its employees as remote and
inflexible, Harney uses the theory of mass intellectuality
developed by Italian worker-theorists to illuminate the potential
for genuine political progress inherent within state work.
"State Work" begins with an ethnographic account of Harney's work
as a midlevel manager within an Ontario government initiative
charged with leading the province's efforts to combat racism.
Through readings of material such as "The X-Files" and "Law &
Order," Harney then reviews how popular images of the state and
government labor are formed within American culture and how these
ideas shape everyday life. He highlights the mutually dependent
roles played in state work by the citizenry and civil servants.
Using as case studies Al Gore's National Partnership for
Reinventing Government and a community-policing project in New York
City, Harney also critiques public management literature and
performance measurement theories. He concludes his study with a
look at the motivations of state workers.
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