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The Competent Public Sphere - by J Roberts (Hardcover)

Name: The Competent Public Sphere - by J Roberts (Hardcover)
Brand: Palgrave MacMillan
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Suggesting that an expressive ideology has arisen within the workplace public sphere around the theme of 'competence', this book explores the hegemony of global finance and the fetishism of the new economy, exposing the dilemmas of the competence agenda, and illustrating how competence is played out in the workplace public sphere.
About the Author: JOHN MICHAEL ROBERTS is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Communication at Brunel University, UK.
204 Pages
Social Science, Sociology

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Book Synopsis

Suggesting that an expressive ideology has arisen within the workplace public sphere around the theme of 'competence', this book explores the hegemony of global finance and the fetishism of the new economy, exposing the dilemmas of the competence agenda, and illustrating how competence is played out in the workplace public sphere.

About the Author

JOHN MICHAEL ROBERTS is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Communication at Brunel University, UK. He has researched and written about the public sphere, free speech, voluntary activity and social theory. His previous publications include The Aesthetics of Free Speech: Rethinking the Public Sphere; Realism, Discourse and Deconstruction (co-edited) and After Habermas: New Perspectives on the Public Sphere (co-edited).

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)

Weight: .85 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 204

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: Sociology

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Theme: General

Format: Hardcover

Author: J Roberts

Language: English

Street Date: August 20, 2009

TCIN: 1006476715

UPC: 9780230008731

Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-5414

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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