Neocapitalism And Resilience: The Culture Of Self-Help As A Coping And Control Mechanism
Abstract
This article examines how the self-help culture and the resilience discourse have taken root in contemporary societies, configuring subjectivities oriented towards the figure of a resilient, individualized, self-sufficient citizen who favors the interests of neocapitalism. In response to the demands of this model, resilience strategies designed to survive a context of continuous crisis, precariousness and uncertainty emerge. First, we analyze the current landscape of neocapitalism and the demands it imposes on individuals, emphasizing the need for continuous adaptation and the pressure for individual success. Then, it explores how self-help has penetrated the culture, becoming part of common sense. Subsequently, the resilience strategies that individuals adopt to face the challenges of neocapitalism are analyzed. Finally, the article concludes with a critical reflection on the rise of these strategies and the implications of the depoliticization of well-being and the individualization of responsibility.
Downloads
Authors publishing in our Journal comply to the following terms:
1. Authors keep their work’s copyrights, but they guarantee Ius Humani Law Journal to be the first publisher of their papers. They grant the Journal will a Creative Commons Attribution License, under which their work can be shared with the condition that it is appropriately cited.
2. Authors are aware and accept that the Ius Humani Team will try to give the greatest diffusion to the Journal, which means, among other things, that its printed and electronic editions will be distributed among different databases and scientific indexes.
3. Authors can establish further clauses for non exclusive distribution, such as publication on a separate book or placing in an institutional data-base. Nevertheless, a note should be always added to explain that the paper was originally published in Ius Humani Law Journal.
4. We permit and encourage authors to share their work through Internet before and during the editorial process to receive further recommendations and wider references (we recommend you read the article The Effect of Open Access).
