War & Violence

Pierre Dardot: "We Are Witnessing a Civil War Against Collective Rights"

InterviewIn an era of rising global authoritarianism, what is the role of the state? How do violence and governmentality intersect? Can the commons still hold emancipatory potential?" These were some of the pressing questions explored in a lively exchange with philosopher Pierre Dardot.
By Gustavo Robles

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