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This paper aims to explore neoliberal subjectivity in Foucault’s governmentality by tracking the socio-political changes from liberalism to neoliberalism. In parallel with the novelty of Foucauldian theory, this paper attempts to shed new light on socio-political components of neoliberal subjectivity in order to understand the market-society. To do this, it is crucial to pinpoint biopolitical instruments and tools as Foucauldian technologies in order to develop a perspective in aiming to unfold inclusionary and exclusionary practices and interventions between different subjectivities under norm imposition. The analysis of this paper eventually intends to arrive at a critical point on which neoliberal governmentality shows contemporary political elements in the name of neoconservatism. Moreover, these new conservative motives of neoliberalism go hand in hand with the needs of market-society in order to produce self-governable subjects and ideal subject-citizens. By the end of this paper, the debates on neoconservatism and neoliberalism point to a theoretical and sociological possibility to describe basic concepts and terms related to today’s discursive practices of neoliberal power. These determined political agendas lead the individual and groups of the population to be more responsible and loyal citizens for the common good of the nations.

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