Die neoliberale Mär vom wohltätigen Unternehmertum: der Philanthrokapitalismus als Herrendiskurs
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Meisterhans, NadjaKeywords
PolitikwissenschaftPolitical science
Jacques Lacans Psychoanalyse; Philanthrokapitalismus
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Allgemeines, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Methoden, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Politikwissenschaft
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Psychoanalyse
Kapitalismus
Philanthropie
Neoliberalismus
Ideologiekritik
Entwicklungspolitik
Stiftung
Macht
Entsolidarisierung
psychoanalysis
capitalism
philanthropy
neoliberalism
ideology critique
development policy
foundation
power
desolidarization
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https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/56678Abstract
Gesellschaftliche Krisen können dazu beitragen, dass sich politische Machtverhältnisse im progressiven Sinne verändern. Auffällig an den multiplen Krisen im Neoliberalismus ist jedoch, dass sie nicht zu einer allgemeinen De-legitimierung des Paradigmas geführt haben. Vor diesem Hintergrund befasst sich der Beitrag in ideologiekritischer Absicht mit der philanthrokapitalistisch ausgerichteten Entwicklungspolitik und fragt, inwiefern diese als eine phantasmatisch aufgeladene Regierungstechnik dechiffriert werden kann, die zur Legitimierung des Neoliberalismus beiträgt. Die an Jaques Lacans Psychoanalyse anschließende These ist, dass der Philanthrokapitalismus, indem er sich in vermeintlich antiideologischer Positionierung den strukturell Benachteiligten zuwendet, asymmetrische Machtverhältnisse nicht nur verschleiert, sondern auf subtile Weise Herr-Knecht-Verhältnisse herstellt, in denen weitrechende gesellschaftliche Umwälzungen mit einem ethischen Tabu belegt werden.Societal crises can lead to a progressive transformation of power-relations. However, what is striking is the fact that despite multiple crises in the context of neoliberalism the neoliberal paradigm still has not been de-legitimated. Against this background, the article reflects on philanthrocapitalist development politics from the perspective of ideology critique. Philanthrocapitalism is questioned as a government technique that is based on phantasms and serves to legitimize neoliberalism. Based on Jaques Lacan’s psychoanalysis it is argued that philanthrocapitalism pretends to be an anti-ideological project helping the poor while in subtle manner establishing a master-slavery-relation that places an ethical taboo on political transformation.
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2018-04-05Type
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oai:gesis.izsoz.de:document/566780170-0537
https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/56678
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56678-2
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