necropolitics
nounEtymology
From necro- + politics, coined by Cameroonian philosopher and political scientist Achille Mbembe.
Definitions
The relationship between sovereignty and power over life and death.
- The idea of a supreme power which monopolizes legitimate violence is as much about limiting and restraining ‘necropolitics’ as it is about engaging in it.
- Jasbir K. Puar (2007, 2017) has been particularly instrumental in provoking an expanding body of work on queer necropolitics.
The neighborhood
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