Citation

Ayyash MM. Eur. j. soc. theory 2013; 16(3): 342-356.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1368431013476567

PMID

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Abstract

This article explores the paradoxical relationship between politics and violence in the concept of political violence. By examining the works of prominent theorists, such as Hannah Arendt and Frantz Fanon, the article highlights both the difficulty of separating politics and violence, and the improbability of formulating a harmonious relationship between them. Engaging with some of Michel Foucault's work on power and violence, the article begins to formulate a theoretical approach that conceptualizes political violence in its inherently paradoxical condition.

Language: en