Motivational Interviewing as Governmentality: Shaping Victims of Men's Violence into Responsible Subjects?

• Published in: NORA : Nordic journal of women's studies Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 112 - 124
• Main Author: Lauri, Marcus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Stockholm Routledge 03.04.2019; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Blame; Counseling; Evidence-based practice; gender; genus; Governmentality; Interviews; Intimate partner violence; kön; makt; mansvåld; Men; Men’s violence against women; Motivation; Motivational interviewing; Motiverande samtal; mäns våld mot kvinnor; Neoliberalism; nyliberalism; Selfblame; social work; socialt arbete; styrningsmentalitet; subject; subjekt; Sverige; Sweden; Victims; Violence; Violence against women; Welfare state; Women

Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based counselling method that has spread rapidly in Sweden during the last two decades. It is a technique designed to empower individuals to change an unwanted life situation. Through interviews with a strategic sample of persons engaged in work with men...