Modern governmentality rules populations at a distance rather than by command.

Evidence

Put differently, governmentality represents a shift away from the power of command and punishment targeting particular subjects and toward the power of conducting and compelling populations “at a distance.” — Wendy Brown, Undoing the Demos, 223

Categorization

• DEFINE: Draws the governmentality/sovereignty distinction in one crisp sentence.
• XREF: connects to: Mystified power thrives when citizens are far from its sources; Political power requires people to live close enough to act together. — Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the…, 597; Modern liberal governance works through managed statecraft, not individual self-discipline. — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular:…, 24 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Modern liberal governance works through managed statecraft, not individual self-discipline. #expands (0.80) — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 24
• Political power requires people to live close enough to act together. #contradicts (0.75) — Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing, 597
• Mystified power thrives when citizens are far from its sources #expands (0.72)