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Invisible minds: The dominant wellbeing discourse, mental health, bio-power and chameleon resistance

Hadar Elraz Orcid Logo, Darren McCabe Orcid Logo

Organization, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 490 - 509

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The dominant wellbeing discourse (DWD) in neoliberal economies can be understood as a form of bio-power that presupposes healthy individuals. It seeks to produce subjects who take responsibility for their wellbeing and, in this way, render themselves productive. Drawing on interviews with individual...

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ISSN: 1350-5084 1461-7323
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