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Foucault on the Politics of Parrhesia - (Palgrave Pivot) by T Dyrberg (Hardcover)

Foucault on the Politics of Parrhesia - (Palgrave Pivot) by  T Dyrberg (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Foucault saw the notion of parrhesia (truth-telling) as the most important factor for how governments could and should communicate with their people and vice versa. This important collection compiles and analyses Foucault's views on parrhesia to shed new light on his ideas on the importance of truth-telling in democracies.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Torben Bech Dyrberg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Society and Globalization, Roskilde University, Denmark. His research focuses in particular on discourse theory, right/left orientation, power and democratic theory. He has published books and articles related to these areas including <em>The Circular Structure of Power</em> (1997).<br>

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