Summary
This book argues that power relations are best understood through a war model, not a legal one, focusing on struggle and strategy. Michel Foucault identifies two forms of power: disciplinary power, which trains bodies through surveillance techniques and punitive systems, and biopower, which targets populations and the living. By examining discourse on racial war and conquerors' historical narratives, Foucault traces the genealogy of biopower and state racism, revealing how power operates as a force of struggle rather than a matter of jurisprudence.
The book's central argument is that power operates through the strategic logic of conflict, leading to specific mechanisms of control and governance. Readers will understand Foucault's distinct concepts of disciplinary power and biopower, and how they are historically linked to concepts like state racism. The analysis of power's relationship with resistance, viewed as a logical consequence of struggle, provides a unique lens for understanding societal dynamics.
Key concepts
- 规训权力 (Disciplinary Power) — Power that trains bodies through surveillance techniques and punitive systems.
- 生命权力 (Biopower) — Power that acts on populations, the biological, and the living.
- 战争模式 (War Model) — An approach to understanding power relations through conflict and strategy, rather than law.
- 种族战争的言论 (Discourse on Racial War) — A means of analyzing the origins and manifestations of biopower.
- 国家种族主义 (State Racism) — A concept explored in relation to the genealogy of biopower.
From the book
Description: 本书以战争模式为例,探讨权力关系各方面的相关性.米歇尔·福柯定义了两种形式的权力:规训权力,即通过监视技术和惩罚制度对身体进行规训;以及生命权力,作用于人口,生物和活人.通过分析种族战争的言论和征服者的历史叙述,福柯勾勒出生命权力和国家种族主义的谱系.权力与抵抗之间的逻辑关系不是法理上的,而是斗争上的.它不属于法律的范畴,而是战略的范畴.