Theory & Research

Neoliberal Governance and the Feminist Revolution in Iran

Theory & ResearchThe revolution in Iran can be framed as a feminist revolution also because of its form of resistance. The feminist performative/figurative dimension of the revolution, as an anonymous feminist writer and protester from Iran elaborates, is “the distinguishing feature” of the revolutionary movement that we are witnessing
By Firoozeh Farvardin

Despair and the Question of Emotional Sustainability under Authoritarianism: Insights from Turkey

Theory & ResearchThis essay intends to shed light on the emotional life of activists and dissident publics in contemporary Turkey along with producing insights to cultivate a coping perspective against the persistence of authoritarianism and the social polarization that it breeds, which poses a critical challenge to counter-hegemonic projects
By Ülker Sözen

Resentment and Rage as Two Reactions to Violence

Theory & ResearchRabies is a virus produced in mammals, transmitted by salivary contact, but in Spanish the word rabia is often used to connote anger, irritation, hatred, ill will, and desire for revenge. This rage often leads to negative practices such as the annihilation of others. However, it is also true that on other occasions it can generate positive practices such as the fight for dignity and life
By Karla Sánchez Félix

Punitive Imaginaries and the Aftermath of the 2022 Elections in Brazil: Mediated Representations of Crime, Punishment, and Fear among the Far Right — a Critical Criminological Approach

Theory & ResearchThe use of penal policies as a form of social control in authoritarian neoliberalism and a deep culture of violence were both already part of the political landscape and the punitive imaginary in Brazil. Thus, Bolsonarism met a landscape that was ripe for a much more radical project of neoliberal punitivism
By Paula Gil Larruscahim