The Organization of Military Violence in the 21th Century
The essay analyzes the sociological foundations of military violence in the 21st century. The first part of the article engages critically with the three dominant contemporary approaches in the study of organised violence: a) the decline of violence perspective, b) the new wars theories and c) the t...
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The essay analyzes the sociological foundations of military violence in the 21st century. The first part of the article engages critically with the three dominant contemporary approaches in the study of organised violence: a) the decline of violence perspective, b) the new wars theories and c) the technological displacement approach. It argues that despite their obvious merits, these three perspectives do not provide an adequate interpretation of recent social change. In particular, it contests their emphasis on the radical discontinuity in the character of the contemporary military violence when compared to the previous historical periods. Hence, to remedy this –in the second part of the article– it develops an alternative, a longue durée, sociological interpretation centred on the role of organisational, ideological and micro-interactional powers in the transformation of military violence. In contrast to the three dominant perspectives, it argues that the 21st-century organisation of military violence has changed but it still exhibits much more organisational continuity with the last two centuries than usually assumed. More specifically, the argument centres on the long-term impact of the three historical processes that have shaped the dynamics of military violence: the cumulative bureaucratisation of coercion, the centrifugal ideologisation and the envelopment of micro-solidarity. |
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I15-R238-article-14132021-07-20T18:38:01Z The Organization of Military Violence in the 21th Century La organización de la violencia militar en el siglo XXI A organização da violência militar no século 21 Malešević, Siniša Coerción Ideología Solidaridad Grupal Poder Organizativo Violencia Militar Guerra Coercion Ideology Group Solidarity Organizational Power Military Violence War The essay analyzes the sociological foundations of military violence in the 21st century. The first part of the article engages critically with the three dominant contemporary approaches in the study of organised violence: a) the decline of violence perspective, b) the new wars theories and c) the technological displacement approach. It argues that despite their obvious merits, these three perspectives do not provide an adequate interpretation of recent social change. In particular, it contests their emphasis on the radical discontinuity in the character of the contemporary military violence when compared to the previous historical periods. Hence, to remedy this –in the second part of the article– it develops an alternative, a longue durée, sociological interpretation centred on the role of organisational, ideological and micro-interactional powers in the transformation of military violence. In contrast to the three dominant perspectives, it argues that the 21st-century organisation of military violence has changed but it still exhibits much more organisational continuity with the last two centuries than usually assumed. More specifically, the argument centres on the long-term impact of the three historical processes that have shaped the dynamics of military violence: the cumulative bureaucratisation of coercion, the centrifugal ideologisation and the envelopment of micro-solidarity. El artículo analiza las bases sociológicas de la violencia militar en el siglo XXI. En la primera parte, se debaten críticamente los tres enfoques contemporáneos que son dominantes en la explicación de la violencia organizada: a) la perspectiva del declive de la violencia, b) el enfoque de las “nuevas guerras” y c) la aproximación del desplazamiento tecnológico. Se sostiene que, a pesar de sus indiscutibles fortalezas, estas perspectivas no proporcionan una interpretación adecuada de los cambios sociales contemporáneos. En particular, se cuestiona su énfasis en la ruptura radical en el carácter de la violencia militar contemporánea en comparación con otros periodos históricos. En la segunda parte el artículo se desarrolla una visión alternativa, sociológica y de larga duración, centrada en el papel de los poderes coercitivos, ideológicos y micro-interactivos en la transformación de la violencia militar. En oposición a las tres perspectivas dominantes, se argumenta que la violencia organizada en el siglo XXI se ha transformado pero exhibe aún mucha más continuidad con los tres últimos siglos de lo que se viene asumiendo. Concretamente, se enfatiza el impacto a largo plazo de tres procesos históricos que han dado forma a la dinámica de la violencia militar: la burocratización acumulativa de la coerción, la ideologización centrífuga y el envolvimiento de micro-solidaridades. O artigo analisa as bases sociológicas da violência militar no século XXI. Na primeira parte, são debatidas criticamente as três abordagens contemporâneas dominantes na explicação da violência organizada: a) a perspectiva do declínio da violência, b) a abordagem das “novas guerras” ec) a abordagem do deslocamento tecnológico . Argumenta-se que, apesar de suas forças indiscutíveis, essas perspectivas não fornecem uma interpretação adequada das mudanças sociais contemporâneas. Em particular, questiona-se sua ênfase na ruptura radical do caráter da violência militar contemporânea em comparação com outros períodos históricos. Na segunda parte, o artigo desenvolve uma visão alternativa, sociológica e de longo prazo, focada no papel dos poderes coercitivos, ideológicos e microinterativos na transformação da violência militar. Em oposição às três perspectivas dominantes, argumenta-se que a violência organizada no século 21 foi transformada, mas exibe ainda mais continuidade com os últimos três séculos do que se supõe. Especificamente, o impacto de longo prazo de três processos históricos que moldaram a dinâmica da violência militar é enfatizado: a burocratização cumulativa da coerção, a ideologização centrífuga e o envolvimento da micro-solidariedade. 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