The competent public sphere: global political economy, dialogue and the contemporary workplace

Suggesting that an expressive ideology has arisen within the workplace publicsphere around the theme of 'competence', this book explores the hegemony of global finance and the fetishism of the new economy, exposing the dilemmas of the competence agenda, and illustrating how competence is played out in the workplace public sphere. INDICE: Introducing Competence and the Public Sphere - The New Economy - The New Economy as the Fetish of Financialisation - The Competent Public Sphereof the New Economy - Democracy and Participation in the Competent Public Sphere - Silencing the Thematic Utterances of Workers - Trade Unions, Participation, and the Proletarian Public Sphere - Conclusion: Towards a Socialist Public Sphere

• ISBN: 978-0-230-00873-1
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 216
• Fecha Publicación: 20/08/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés