Transforming Subjectivities

This volume examines the transformation of subjectivities following contemporary societal trends with regulatory and administrative authorities targeting human subjectivity with the aim to transform it.

Cecilia Hansen Löfstrand is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She has published widely on social and health care, social policy and governance, policing, private security and crime victim support. Kerstin Jacobsson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She has published widely on labour market policy and governance, as well as on civil society and social movements.

1. Introduction: Transforming Subjectivities 2. A Brighter Future? The Transformative Power of Models in Social Services 3. The Storying of Experience: Shaping Caseworker Subjectivity at Social Insurance Agencies 4. Swedish Police Reform and the Emergence of New Police Subjectivities 5. Negotiating Subjectivities in Social Work Dialogues 6. Subjectification, Advice Giving and Resistance in Mental Health Home Visit Interactions 7. Transforming Industrial Subjectivity? Scenes from a Youth Activation Centre 8. The Problematizing and Counter-Conducting Subjects of Financial Education 9. State-sanctioned Educational Initiatives Aimed at transforming Adult Immigrants: Interpretation, Negotiation and Resistance 10. Conclusion