The Theory and Practice of Utopia in a Total Institution: The Pineapple Panopticon

Clegg, S; e Cunha, MP; Rego, A

The Theory and Practice of Utopia in a Total Institution: The Pineapple Panopticon

Clegg, S

e Cunha, MP Rego, A

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Citation:: Organization Studies, 2012, 33 (12), pp. 1735 - 1757
Issue Date:: 2012-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Clegg, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6083-4283	en_US
dc.contributor.author	e Cunha, MP	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rego, A	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Organization Studies, 2012, 33 (12), pp. 1735 - 1757	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0170-8406	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/23308
dc.description.abstract	Genocide has been a constant presence in the history of humanity throughout the ages. Recently, calls to study the organization of genocide and genocidal organizations have been increasing. In this paper we study the functioning of the S-21 extermination camp, an instrument of Ângkar, 'The Organization', which imposed genocide on the Cambodian people in the 1970s. We analyse the conditions that enable the organization of genocide, showing that three pillars seem to play essential roles: a utopian vision; support of this vision by total institutional spaces, and the control commitments of the people caught in the utopian vortex. Genocide appears as a potential outcome of the particular type of organization combining these three processes. © The Author(s) 2012.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Organization Studies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0170840612464611	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management	en_US
dc.title	The Theory and Practice of Utopia in a Total Institution: The Pineapple Panopticon	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	33	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
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Genocide has been a constant presence in the history of humanity throughout the ages. Recently, calls to study the organization of genocide and genocidal organizations have been increasing. In this paper we study the functioning of the S-21 extermination camp, an instrument of Ângkar, 'The Organization', which imposed genocide on the Cambodian people in the 1970s. We analyse the conditions that enable the organization of genocide, showing that three pillars seem to play essential roles: a utopian vision; support of this vision by total institutional spaces, and the control commitments of the people caught in the utopian vortex. Genocide appears as a potential outcome of the particular type of organization combining these three processes. © The Author(s) 2012.

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