Foucault scholars and political commentators examine the significance of his last writings in this book. The text explores issues such as: the question of Foucault and human rights; his relationship to ethical thought, power and freedom; and his relationship to feminism.

Introduction - Jeremy Moss The Later Foucault PART ONE: GENEALOGY AND THE SCOPE OF THE POLITICAL Foucault and Critical Theory - David Couzens Hoy Genealogical Politics - Wendy Brown Politics and Liberation - Barry Hindess PART TWO: ETHICS AND THE SUBJECT OF POLITICS Foucault′s Subject of Power - Paul Patton Foucault, Levinas and the Subject of Responsibility - Barry Smart Feminism, Foucault and `Subjects′ of Power and Freedom - Jana Sawicki Beyond Good and Evil - William Connolly The Ethical Sensibility of Michel Foucault PART THREE: POLITICAL TRADITIONS The Disciplinary Moment - Duncan Ivison Foucault, Law and the Reinscription of Rights Foucault, Rawls and Public Reason - Jeremy Moss Foucault and Modern Political Philosophy - Barry Allen