Neoliberalism and the entrepreneurial subject: Tracking bevirʼs decentered theory of governance

Abstract

Governance is central to our current understanding of public administration and policy. Mark Bevirʼs work provides governance studies solid epistemological grounding through a social constructionist approach which gives rise to a decentered theory of governance. This article explains decentered theory by examining the entrepreneurial subject as an artifact of neo-liberal governance. In doing so, it explores the key concepts that give shape to decentered theory.

Citation

Marshall, G.S. (2016), "Neoliberalism and the entrepreneurial subject: Tracking bevirʼs decentered theory of governance", International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 361-371. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-19-03-2016-B008