The turn of the 1990s saw a number of high profile public inquiries into the handling of child sexual abuse cases in Great Britain. In examines the implications of these inquiries on the regulation of relationships between families and the state, author Samantha Ashenden brings a number of contemporary debates in social and political theory to bear upon the governance of child sexual abuse. In particular, drawing on the work of Foucault and Habermas, Ashenden looks at:* how to analyze the boundary between public and private spheres* the legal and scientific determination of legitimate intervention* the relationship between democracy and expertise in the governance of social life.Timely and topical, this book will be of particular interest to scholars and students of social and political theory, political sociology, the sociology of law, and social policy.
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Ashenden brings a number of contemporary debates in social and political theory to bear upon the governance of child sexual abuse, particularly drawing on the work of Foucault and Habermas.
Introduction; Chapter 1 Child sexual abuse as a problem of governance; Part I Conceptual frameworks; Chapter 2 Dilemmas of liberalism; Chapter 3 From liberal to Critical Theory; Chapter 4 Reproblematising the governance of child sexual abuse; Part II Examining the governance of child sexual abuse; Chapter 5 Governmentality and liberal political reason; Chapter 6 Reconstructing the liberal governance of child sexual abuse; Chapter 7 Rearticulating the liberal governance of child sexual abuse; conclusion Conclusion;
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780415158947
Publisert
2003-10-16
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
385 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, P, UP, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256

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Biographical note

Samantha Ashenden is Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Politics and Sociology at Birkbeck College, University of London.