The punitive mesh: Digital presence, mutual surveillance, and participatory punishment in networked societies
Published online on March 31, 2026
Abstract
Punishment & Society, Ahead of Print.
This article explores the emergence of a pervasive system of social control in contemporary networked societies, termed the “punitive mesh.” Building on the dispersal of penal power and surveillance dynamics theorized by Foucault, Deleuze, Cohen, and ...
This article explores the emergence of a pervasive system of social control in contemporary networked societies, termed the “punitive mesh.” Building on the dispersal of penal power and surveillance dynamics theorized by Foucault, Deleuze, Cohen, and ...