Trump, Foucault and Pre-Modern Governance and First and Second Drafts of History

Publisher: SSRN eLibrary

Abstract:

“No one ever accused this company of being a democracy!” – Private comment of a CEO of a major multinational corporation, overheard ca. 1990.

This quote came to mind as I read a news story about Donald J. Trump’s executive orders, signed in Week 1 of his Presidency of the United States. On his first full day in the office, the CEO-in-the-White-House invited a group of CEOs of major US corporations to discuss the future governance of America. CEOs have been practicing corporate governance forever, and must know a thing or two about it. By the end of the meeting, surely they knew a lot more, because they were there to learn from each other, and from Trump.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/29136/

https://ssrn.com/abstract=2913116

Source: Manual

Trump, Foucault and pre-modern governance and First and second drafts of history

Authors: Nordberg, D.

Abstract:

This submission is made up of two short essays linked by a chain of thinking that becomes evident as their stories unfold. The first reflects contemporary events against an interpretation of history Michel Foucault started to develop in the last few years of his life. That view is itself reflected against events of the not-too-distant past in the context of strategic leadership of a global enterprise with deep UK roots. The second is a reflection on those reflections. It ponders what the first and second drafts of history have to say about the nature of news and social science research, and how we tell such stories.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/29136/

Source: BURO EPrints