Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Techniques of Power

Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Power Techniques Book Description

"The performance subject, who thinks he is free, is actually a slave. He is an absolute slave to the extent that he voluntarily exploits himself without a master. There is no longer a master in front of him that forces him to work. He works by absoluteizing pure life.

“As an entrepreneur, the neoliberal subject is incapable of engaging in purposeless relationships with others. A friendship without a purpose cannot be formed between entrepreneurs. However, being free originally means being among friends. The words freedom and friend have the same root in the Indo-European language family. Freedom is essentially a relationship word. A person feels truly free only in a good relationship, in a happy union with other people.

“Citizens have become consumers. The freedom of the citizen is replaced by the passivity of the consumer. Voters as consumers today do not show real interest in politics and taking an active role in shaping society. It has neither the desire nor the ability to take joint political action. He reacts to politics only passively, by grumbling and complaining, just as he does to the service or goods sector he does not like. Politicians and parties also act in accordance with this consumption logic. They have to “present”. In this way, they become suppliers who must satisfy the voters as consumers.”

- Byung-Chul Han -

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Size: 13.5 x 19.5

First Print Year: 2019

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

Language Turkish