Seeing, speaking and trawling like an authoritarian state
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19219548 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nandini Sundar (0000-0003-3218-058X, University of Delhi, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1-11 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Peasant Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-6150 • E-ISSN: 1743-9361 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03066150.2026.2651553 |
| OpenAlex | W7164574542 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
Seeing like a State continues to hold valence today, reminding us of the dangers of high modernist schemes that aim to improve the human condition but end up simplifying and flattening diversity. In this article, the author looks at how contemporary authoritarian states have improved on the power held by these former regimes, co-inhabiting with digital capital to nestle ever deeper into the lives of citizens and transform them
Authoritarianism · Capital (architecture) · Neoliberalism (international relations) · Politics · Power (physics) · State (computer science) · Digital Education and Society · Digital Media and Philosophy · Social Media and Politics
Alibis of Empire
Liberalism and Empire
From Planning to Prototypes
Algorithmic State Violence
Further Reflections onSeeing Like a State
Seeing Too Much Like a State
After Seeing Like a State
Seen Like a State
Reflecting Upon James Scott’s Seeing Like a State
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Seeing Like a State, Enacting Like an Algorithm
When Victors Claim Victimhood
Power and Agency
Beyond "the State" and Failed Schemes
Political Optics and the Occlusion of Intimate Knowledge
"Introduction to "Moral Economies, State Spaces, and Categorical Violence
The Anthropology of Populism
Not Seeing Like a State
Hindu nationalism's crisis machine
The Long Green Revolution
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |