Policing, Prisons and ‘The Society of Control’

On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Bastani discuss issues of disciplinarity, punishment, control and policing – offering context as the state further cuts back on its social welfare role and increases the strength of its repressive functions within the Great Recession.

Published 12 February 2013
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