Reimagining the Theory of Necropolitics in a Modern Lens: Hate Crimes and Violence

Authors

Salma Ahmed AbdulMagied Gheita, Åbo Akademi UniversityFollow

Abstract

This research paper is testing the validity of the Necropolitics theory and how we can reintroduce its definitions in a modern lens. Though the theory of Necropolitics is extreme and historically was a terminology and paradigm that was used towards more catastrophic and traumatizing events. The main argument that this paper is discussing is how did the idea of Necropolitics evolved into a more institutional, systematic, and legalized manors of exclusion. This is made through critical discourse analysis of the text presented on the term Necropolitics to highlight on the history of this term and what it stood for in the past and how it continued to grow until the theory became limited in use due to the exitance of institutions such as the United Nations, and other international organizations, in efforts to abolish the discrimination and exclusion of groups. The question that is aimed to be answered through this study is How can the concept and theory of Necropolitics be used in analyzing the discriminative acts of our modern day? how can this theory act as a reference towards hate crimes and acts of violence towards specific groups in the society? The study does not focus on individual examples yet is focused more on the percentages and the collective number of deviant behaviors towards different groups, rather than individualist ascending and successful examples. The article is divided as the following first, there is a brief introduction about how the term Necropolitics is used. Second, there is an explanation of the different forms of exclusion and important terminologies towards studies of social exclusion. Third, highlighting on the different forms of violence that excluded groups face. Fourth is a discussion of how the classical theory of Necropolitics is reimagined in a modern lens. The idea of the paper is an attempt to contribute to how the political manor evolved in a way that acts of violence against racialized and excluded communities became more institutionalized and protected by institutions and under the umbrella of the law.

Recommended Citation

AbdulMagied, Salma Ahmed Gheita (2023) "Reimagining the Theory of Necropolitics in a Modern Lens: Hate Crimes and Violence," Future Journal of Social Science: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/fjss/vol2/iss1/4