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Meaning of necropolitics | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The relationship between sovereignty and power over life and death.

uncountable

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.”
“Jasbir K. Puar (2007, 2017) has been particularly instrumental in provoking an expanding body of work on queer necropolitics.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

necropost necroposter necropower Necropsy necroptosis necroptosome

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