On the Government of Population. Genealogy and topical Notes
by Marianna Esposito
pp. 148-163 Issue 19 (10,1) – January-June 2023 ISSN (online): 2539/2239 ISSN (print): 2389-8232 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14718/SoftPower.2023.10.1.9
Abstract
The essay focuses on the theme relating to the governance of lives based on the categories developed by Michel Foucault. Starting from the reconstruction of the concept of population, the work highlights the paradigm of governmentality as an effective tool to reflect on the reconfiguration of devices in use by the government during the pandemic. These systems reveal the logical medical power managing bodies through a flexible system of hierarchies.