One of the most thought-provoking contemporary developments in the study of governmentality is the concept of "affective governmentality," alluding to how emotions play an important role in the regulation of individuals and populations. This article proposes to examine affective governmentality through the governmental construction and…

This article examines the life stories of adults in Israel who were defined as 'at-risk children' in their childhood and removed from their homes by court order to therapeutic boarding schools against the backdrop of 'inadequate parenting,' 'neglect,' and/or 'abuse.' The findings reveal how graduates experienced their forced removal from the…

This study examines how graduates of a specific educational institution ("The Boarding School for the Gifted Disadvantaged" in Israel) integrate their school experiences into their life story. The in-depth interviews with the boarding school graduates demonstrate special use of the gift metaphor to describe their selfhood and their…