PhD defence: Jonathan Harmat

In order to obtain the PhD degree, Jonathan Harmat has submitted his thesis entitled:
 
The Affects by which We are Torn:
Four Essays on Government and Affect
 
Jonathan’s research resides in the intersection between political theory, the history of philosophy, and organizational studies. His dissertation – The Affects by which We are Torn: Four essays on Government and Affect – aims to expand our current understanding of governmentality by exploring and substantiating a distinct affective register of governmentality. To corroborate the relationship between government and affect, the study takes its point of departure in Foucault’s history of governmentality and contends that Spinoza’s political philosophy of affect furnishes the focal point for a novel articulation of governing individuals through their desires and affects. By reconstructing particular governmental problematics in each of Spinoza’s mature works, each of the dissertation’s four essays generates new insights for social, political, and organizational theories of affect.
 
 
Primary Supervisor:
Associate Professor Morten Sørensen Thaning
Department of Business Humanities and Law
Copenhagen Business School
 
Secondary Supervisor:
Head of Department Mitchell Dean
Department of Business Humanities and Law
Copenhagen Business School
 
Assessment Committee:
Associate Professor Sverre Spoelstra (Chair)
Department of Business Humanities and Law
Copenhagen Business School
 
ICREA Research Professor in Philosophy Miguel de Beistegui
Social and Political Sciences
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 
Professor Hasana Sharp
Department of Philosophy
McGill University
 
Thesis:
The thesis will be available from research.cbs.dk
 
Reception:
The CBS PhD School will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence in Atrium, Kilen.