Sovereign's ability to proclaim ‘state of exception' =create bare life

Lives lived in zones are barred from law that governs normal society. Suspension of the law = sovereign's ability to proclaim a ‘state of exception’. A state of exception e.g. emergency, insurrection, martial law or war

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Themes & Theories in International Relations
7. Representation, resistance, biopower
C. Biopolitics
D. Bare life
Sovereign's ability to proclaim ‘state of exception' =create bare life
Agamben: extreme form of biopolitcal life = 'bare life'
Bare life = politically unqualified / excluded life
Sovereign power = ability to creates zones of bare life
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