The Art of Not Being Too Governed

The Art of Not Being Too Governed takes on a difficult challenge: to clear the name of political liberalism, against neoliberalism. By asking the age-old question of “good government”, Monod pursues Michel Foucault’s reflexions on governmentality, while adding a critique of governance inherited from New Public Management. The philosopher calls for the recognition of authentic political liberalism as a basis for reaching a necessary balance between opposing powers, and for imposing limitations on state prerogatives.