Necropolitics
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The relationship between sovereignty and power over life and death. uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From necro- + politics, coined by Cameroonian philosopher and political scientist Achille Mbembe.
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