Neuroliberalism: Cognition, Context, and the Geographical Bounding of Rationality

Mark Whitehead; Rhys  Jones; Rachel Lilley; Rachel Howell; Jessica Pykett

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Neuroliberalism: Cognition, Context, and the Geographical Bounding of Rationality

Mark Whitehead, Rhys Jones, Rachel Lilley, Rachel Howell, Jessica Pykett

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Abstract

Focusing on the rise of the behavioural sciences within the design and implementation of public policy, this paper introduces the concept of neuroliberalism and suggests that it could offer a creative context within which to interpret related governmental developments. Understanding neuroliberalism as a system of government that targets the more-than-rational aspects of human behaviour, this paper considers the particular contribution that geographical theories of context and spatial representation can make to a critical analysis of this evolving governmental project.

Original language	English
Journal	Progress in Human Geography
Early online date	4 Jun 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132518777624
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 4 Jun 2018

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governance
neuroscience
behavioural economics
behaviour change
public policy

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