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Homo Precarious: Lifelong Learning as Social Control

Homo Precarious: Lifelong Learning as Social Control

Georgios Dourgkounas
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781668436578|ISBN10: 1668436574|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668436585|EISBN13: 9781668436592
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3657-8.ch007
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Dourgkounas, Georgios. "Homo Precarious: Lifelong Learning as Social Control." Mainstreaming Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as Future Workplace Ethics, edited by Lukman Raimi and Jainaba M. L. Kah, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 137-158. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3657-8.ch007

APA

Dourgkounas, G. (2022). Homo Precarious: Lifelong Learning as Social Control. In L. Raimi & J. Kah (Eds.), Mainstreaming Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as Future Workplace Ethics (pp. 137-158). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3657-8.ch007

Chicago

Dourgkounas, Georgios. "Homo Precarious: Lifelong Learning as Social Control." In Mainstreaming Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as Future Workplace Ethics, edited by Lukman Raimi and Jainaba M. L. Kah, 137-158. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3657-8.ch007

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to present an alternative approach to lifelong learning that contradicts the prevailing political rhetoric and highlights the role of lifelong learning as a mechanism to subjugate and control subjects, with the aim of increasing the profitability of companies and employers. Particular attention is paid to the ideological content of the concept of lifelong learning, to the way in which lifelong learning functions as a form of biopower, and to its connection with the emergence of a new ‘dangerous' class of the precariat.

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