Úvod do studia neoliberalismu: Inspirace pro antropologii

Abstract

The aim of this review study is to introduce and examine various concepts of neoliberalism, with special emphasis on the ongoing discussions in the field of anthropology. This text is divided into several chapters inspired by and modifying slightly Mathieu Hilgers’ typology, focusing respectively on structural, governmental, cultural and combined approaches to the conceptualization of neoliberalism. Structural approaches, combining the sociological and geographical traditions, are represented by David Pierre Bourdieu, Loïc J. D. Wacquant and Bob Jessop. The section dealing with the governmental approach contains works by Stephen J. Collier, Aihwa Ong, James Ferguson and John Clarke, and the cultural approach is represented by texts written by Jean and John Comaroff. Works by Mathieu Hilgers, Andrew Kipnis, Catherine Kingfisher and Jeff Maskovsky constitute the last section focusing on combined approaches. The last chapter presents a comprehensive critique of the approaches reviewed.