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

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

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

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

School of Social and Political Science

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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
Journal	Progress in Human Geography
Volume	43
Issue number	4
Early online date	4 Jun 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132518777624
Publication status	Published - Aug 2019

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behaviour change
context
irrationality
neoliberalism
neuroliberalism

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Mark Whitehead, Rhys Jones, Rachel Lilley, Rachel Howell, and Jessica Pykett; Neuroliberalism: Cognition, context, and the geographical bounding of rationality; Progress in Human Geography; published June 4, 2018; https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132518777624
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