Date of Award
2012
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
Keywords
Biopolitics, Governance, International Development, The Philippines, The World Bank
Supervisor
Suzan Ilcan
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
This thesis analyzes the policies and practices of development as a biopolitical technology for managing culturally perceived `risky' populations in the southern Philippines. Since post-9/11 and its reinforcement by the war on terrorism, the interrelations of security and development underscore the proliferation of securitized discourses that operate within and beyond transnational aid organizations. Within this security-development nexus, I focus on the World Bank's ARMM Social Fund Project. I analyze its techniques of generalized descriptions, quantifications, and responsibilization that aim to shape individuals occupying the ARMM `borderland' as a governed entity. I reveal how these biopolitical techniques guide the actions of the poor, shape ideas of poverty and poverty reduction, and legitimize development interventions that aim to manage the lives of the poor. The thesis concludes by examining new possibilities for social transformations that link local struggles with transnational actions.
Recommended Citation
Fuki, Marie, "The World Bank and biopolitical governance: The ARMM Social Fund Project" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5545.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/5545