2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A Comparative Sociological Study on Neoliberalism and Discipline

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23830108
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Sociology of education
Research Institution	Shitennoji University
Principal Investigator	HIRAI Hideyuki 四天王寺大学, 人文社会学部, 講師 (00611360)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Keywords	新自由主義 / 規律 / 薬物
Research Abstract	This study conducts an analysis on the change of relationships between neoliberalism and discipline which we have rarely related with each other. Several sociological methods such as historical analysis, international comparison, and empirical fieldwork are utilized in the study, focusing on control of drug users. As a result, an actuality of “neoliberal discipline,” which is totally different from the ordinary understanding such as “from discipline to control,” is clarified.

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