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Bourdieu, Lacan and Field Theory: Neoliberal Doxa in the Economic Field

Scott, Tim; (2023) Bourdieu, Lacan and Field Theory: Neoliberal Doxa in the Economic Field. Theory, Culture & Society , 41 (2) pp. 113-130. 10.1177/02632764231178646. Green open access

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Abstract

This article describes the conditions under which it is possible for neoliberalism to render itself invisible to the economic field that created it, allowing that field to define the discourse as a paranoid construction of the left. In addressing the issue, the text aims to extend the reach of Bourdieu’s field theory by infusing it with aspects of Lacanian psychoanalysis. This construction facilitates the use of the example of neoliberal economics to suggest wider principles of field functionality. It is suggested that the main purpose of any field is not the generation of new knowledge but the preservation of its doxa, which is protected by a series of self-legitimation strategies. In the example of neoliberal economics, the strength of these systems has allowed that field to close its eyes to the catastrophic failure of its knowledge.

Type: Article
Title: Bourdieu, Lacan and Field Theory: Neoliberal Doxa in the Economic Field
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1177/02632764231178646
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1177/02632764231178646
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Social Sciences, Cultural Studies, Bourdieu, doxa, economics, field theory, Lacan, neoliberalism, SUPERIORITY, HABITUS
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10205357
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