Putting the technological into government

The technology of government explores the crucial nexus between organized forms of knowledge and the regimes of practices within which it is located. While the concept is central to the critical history of rationality, uncertain valencies persist in the usage of the term technology in areas such as its propensity to multiply. The technological aspect of government is discerned by an orientation towards strategic rationality in conduct aimed at elevating human capacities and actions. Significant technological thresholds for government are indicators such as assemblage, system, force, and orientation.