Psychological governance and public policy : governing the mind, brain and behaviour / / edited by Jessica Pykett, Rhys Jones and Mark Whitehead

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (169 pages)
• Disciplina: 320.019
• Soggetto topico: Political psychology; Political participation - Psychological aspects; Social psychology - Political aspects
• Altri autori: JonesRhys <1971-> PykettJessica WhiteheadMark <1975->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction : psychological governance and public policy / Jessica Pykett, Rhys Jones and Mark Whitehead -- 2. The politics of silent citizenship : psychological government and the 'facts' of happiness / William Davies -- 3. Happiness as resource and resilience : an emotion for neoliberal times / Sam Binkley -- 4. Therapeutic governance of psycho-emotionally vulnerable citizens : new subjectivities, new experts and new dangers / Kathryn Ecclestone -- 5. Psychology as practical biopolitics / The Midlands Psychology Group -- 6. 'What about the children?' Re-engineering citizens of the future / Val Gillies and Rosalind Edwards -- 7. The imperative to shape young brains : mindfulness as a neuroeducational intervention / Alberto Sanchez-Allred and Suparna Choudhury -- 8. Behavioural science, randomised evaluations and the transformation of public policy : the case of the UK government / Peter John.
• Titolo autorizzato: Psychological governance and public policy
• ISBN: 1-315-68024-6; 1-317-39660-X; 1-317-39659-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910155038003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge research in place, space, and politics series.