TY - JOUR
T1 - Power and reason, justice and domination
T2 - a conversation
AU - Allen, Amy
AU - Forst, Rainer
AU - Haugaard, Mark
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - Through an email conversation between Allen, Forst and Haugaard, this article explores the relationship between the dyads power and reason, justice and domination. In much of the literature reason is considered either a mode of emancipation from power (Lukes) or, conversely, a subtle ruse of domination (Foucault). Here it is argued that reasoning is intrinsic to political power, with both the potential for power as justice (Arendt), and for power as domination (Foucault and Lukes). With power and reason as normatively neutral, with both/either normatively desirable and undesirable potentials, this raises the fundamental question of how to distinguish between justice and domination. These issues are explored, taking account of processes of subject formation and systems of thought.
AB - Through an email conversation between Allen, Forst and Haugaard, this article explores the relationship between the dyads power and reason, justice and domination. In much of the literature reason is considered either a mode of emancipation from power (Lukes) or, conversely, a subtle ruse of domination (Foucault). Here it is argued that reasoning is intrinsic to political power, with both the potential for power as justice (Arendt), and for power as domination (Foucault and Lukes). With power and reason as normatively neutral, with both/either normatively desirable and undesirable potentials, this raises the fundamental question of how to distinguish between justice and domination. These issues are explored, taking account of processes of subject formation and systems of thought.
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U2 - 10.1080/2158379X.2014.887540
DO - 10.1080/2158379X.2014.887540
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84897909805
SN - 2158-379X
VL - 7
SP - 7
EP - 33
JO - Journal of Political Power
JF - Journal of Political Power
IS - 1
ER -