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The Descents of Military Violence against Civilians: a history of the present

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Author

  • Christopher Collstedt

Summary, in English

Inspired by the works of Michel Foucault and Erling Sandmo, this article explores contemporary discourses of military violence against civilians from a genealogical perspective. The purpose is to shed light on the historicity of certain structures of knowledge, thoughts, politics and ethics that are fundamental for the ways in which military violence against civilians is put into words, interpreted and explained in various situations and contexts today. My main argument is that the descents of Swedish contemporary discourse on military violence against civilians can be traced back to epistemological and politico-legal conflicts in the 17th century.

Department/s

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Pages

153-169

Publication/Series

Scandinavian Journal of History

Volume

39

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Routledge

Topic

  • History

Keywords

  • violence
  • military
  • civilians
  • genealogy
  • epistemology
  • discourse

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1502-7716