Internment as a Technology of Governance: Xinjiang, Assam, refugee camps, and the US prison system
Channel: Nathan Hill
Date: 2021-09-23

This panel discussion considers the question of why and when governments forcibly confine those who live under their control. When is internment used to suppress wages and thereby contribute to economic growth? When is internment pursued despite being economically irrational? Why is internment so frequently meted out against specific ethnic or religious groups? What are the risks and benefits of internment as a technology of governance?

Participants: Darren Byler (Simon Fraser University), Mayur Suresh (SOAS, University of London), Annett Bochmann (Siegen), Keramet Reiter (UC Irvine)

0:00:00 Opening remarks
0:03:23 Xinjiang -- Darren Byler
0:16:26 Assam -- Mayur Suresh
0:37:11 UN refugee camps -- Annett Bochmann
0:52:05 US prizons -- Keramet Reiter
1:05:44 Questions and discussion