Neuroliberalism: Cognition, context, and the geographical bounding of rationality

Mark Whitehead; Rhys Jones; Rachel Howell; Jessica Pykett; Rachel Lilley

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Neuroliberalism: Cognition, context, and the geographical bounding of rationality

Mark Whitehead, Rhys Jones, Rachel Howell, Jessica Pykett, Rachel Lilley

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

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Abstract

Focusing on the rise of the behavioural sciences within the design and implementation of public policy, this paper introduces the concept of neuroliberalism and suggests that it could offer a creative context within which to interpret related governmental developments. Understanding neuroliberalism as a system of government that targets the more-than-rational aspects of human behaviour, this paper considers the particular contribution that geographical theories of context and spatial representation can make to a critical analysis of this evolving governmental project

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	632-649
Number of pages	18
Journal	Progress in Human Geography
Volume	43
Issue number	4
Early online date	04 Jun 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132518777624
Publication status	Published - 01 Aug 2019

Keywords

behaviour change policies
Governance
Context
irrationality
neoliberalism
neuroliberalism
context
behaviour change

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