Resumen

MUSSETTA, Paula. Foucault y los anglofoucaultianos: una reseña del Estado y la gubernamentalidad. Rev. mex. cienc. polít. soc [online]. 2009, vol.51, n.205, pp.37-55. ISSN 0185-1918.

In this article, the author analyses the thought of Michel Foucault in relation to the concept of State. More specifically, it centers on the ideas of the "last Foucault", born from the lectures given at the Collége de France during 1978 and 1979, which have the peculiarity of introducing a non essentialist view on the State. Also, it explores the governmentality as a more general concept from which it's possible not only to define but also to study the State under the view of the so called studies of governmentality. Starting from a perspective that proposes to study the State beyond the institutions of government, the essay picks up these ideas emphasizing its potential for the study of the problems of government today.

Palabras llave : Estado; gubernamentalidad; Foucault; tecnologías de gobierno; racionalidades políticas.