The organization (Ângkar) as a state of exception: The case of the S-21 extermination camp, Phnom Penh

Cunha, MPE; Clegg, S; Rego, A; Lancione, M

The organization (Ângkar) as a state of exception: The case of the S-21 extermination camp, Phnom Penh

Cunha, MPE Clegg, S

Rego, A Lancione, M

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Citation:: Journal of Political Power, 2012, 5 (2), pp. 279 - 299
Issue Date:: 2012-08-01

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dc.contributor.author	Cunha, MPE	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Clegg, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6083-4283	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rego, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lancione, M	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-08-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Political Power, 2012, 5 (2), pp. 279 - 299	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2158-379X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/22680
dc.description.abstract	Organization theory, Clegg pointed out, has failed to address the role of organizations in some of the crimes of/against humanity, suggesting that more attention should be given to the case of total institutions. With this paper we respond to Clegg's invitation and study the S-21 extermination camp, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. We do so by engaging with the work of the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben, with the aim of investigating the organizational patterns that constitute the camp as a 'State of Exception'. Doing so shows us how organizations can become malign forces for evil. We explore the implications of this case for more general 'Kafkaesque organization', that sometimes reproduce, in more benign forms, many of the practices found at S-21. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Political Power	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/2158379X.2012.698903	en_US
dc.title	The organization (Ângkar) as a state of exception: The case of the S-21 extermination camp, Phnom Penh	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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dc.location.activity	Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
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Abstract:

Organization theory, Clegg pointed out, has failed to address the role of organizations in some of the crimes of/against humanity, suggesting that more attention should be given to the case of total institutions. With this paper we respond to Clegg's invitation and study the S-21 extermination camp, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. We do so by engaging with the work of the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben, with the aim of investigating the organizational patterns that constitute the camp as a 'State of Exception'. Doing so shows us how organizations can become malign forces for evil. We explore the implications of this case for more general 'Kafkaesque organization', that sometimes reproduce, in more benign forms, many of the practices found at S-21. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

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