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This work aims to synthesize various mechanisms of modern governance into a unified model called the Coercion Stack.

February 27, 2026Open Access

The Coercion Stack: A Structural Theory of Modern Governance

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This work aims to synthesize various mechanisms of modern governance into a unified model called the Coercion Stack.
Synthesis of a twelve-essay canon into a unified theoretical framework
Mapping of seven interlocking layers of coercion
Exploration of the relationship between layers and their impacts on autonomy
Identified seven layers of the Coercion Stack impacting autonomy
Demonstrated interlock between layers and various forms of control
Reframed coercion as an environmental condition rather than an isolated event

Abstract

The Coercion Stack: A Structural Theory of Modern Governance is a canonical SignalRupture essay synthesizing the twelve‑essay canon into a unified model of contemporary power. Rather than relying on a single mechanism of control, modern governance operates through a layered architecture in which material scarcity, bodily depletion, cognitive overload, social fragmentation, behavioral conditioning, narrative control, and structural dependency interlock. This essay maps the seven layers of the Coercion Stack, showing how each layer constrains autonomy in a distinct way while reinforcing the others. By reframing coercion as an environmental condition rather than an isolated event, the work deepens the SignalRupture framework for understanding governance as a totalizing structure that shapes the conditions of life itself.

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Signal Rupture (Sun,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a1357fed1d949a99abf5f1 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18765562

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