The Repressive State Apparatus

Part 6: Securitization of society

This is the sixth in a series on political theory and the agents of coercion. Part 1 discussed the dialectics of repression. Part 2 delved into the politics of hegemony, while Part 3 tackled the ideology of the repressive apparatus. Part 4 looked into the militarization of the police. Part 5 explained the dynamics of military constabularization.