In contemporary discourse it is almost commonplace to describe societies and work relations as highly individualized. In this article we develop a conceptual framework that enables us to discuss processes and practices of individualization as political technologies. Following a line of thinking...

In this paper, we argue that competition has to be seen as a cultural phenomenon. In advanced capitalist societies the phenomenon of competition has takeit a specific form, which we call perverted competition. We both problematize this concept and discuss some of the consequences associated with...