Corruption and death of politics: analysis of a social pathology
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https://doi.org/10.5433/2176-6665.2007v12n2p154Keywords:
Corruption, Interest, Foucault, BiopoliticsAbstract
Using the modern concept of political corruption, defined as the undue utilization of public power for private gains, this article examines the conceptual transformation of that the notion of corruption has undergone since Classical Antiquity. Through a Foucauldian analysis of central aspects of the historical-political process, which makes possible the transposition of the term interest from the merely economic field to central forms and notions of contemporary political organization, we reach the conclusion that, if applied literally, the modern concept of corruption represents the death of political and the surest path to totalitarianism.Metrics
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2007-12-15
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CARVALHO JR., O. L. de. Corruption and death of politics: analysis of a social pathology. Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais, Londrina, v. 12, n. 2, p. 154–174, 2007. DOI: 10.5433/2176-6665.2007v12n2p154. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/3324. Acesso em: 11 may. 2024.
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