To use Bourdieu’s metaphor, one might contrast a left democratic version pro- moting negotiation, and more deliberative making of the general interest and a right mode of governance using indicators, stand- ards and technical instruments to centralize and promote a more market-oriented society.
In other words, the use of policy instruments to understand governance suggests both the development of depoliticized formulas in ‘the new governance’ and the strenghthening of powerful mechanisms for the control and direction of behaviours.