What question did this study set out to answer?

The central aim is to explore abolition as a political orientation focused on ending domination.

January 25, 2026

Abolition, Destruction, Decolonization

Puntos clave

The central aim is to explore abolition as a political orientation focused on ending domination.
Explicates contemporary abolitionist discourse within the historical context of the long 2010s.
Theorizes abolition's commitment to destruction as distinct from transformation.
Stages dialogue between abolition and decolonization movements.
Abolition is defined as an immediate end to domination, conjuring new life forms.
Destruction is framed as a necessary political act distinct from transformation.

Resumen

ABSTRACT: Abolition names more than a specific political demand or social movement discourse; it also names a distinctive orientation to politics. Abolition aims at an immediate and absolute end to domination; at the same time, it conjures new forms of life that are free from domination. In these ways, abolition often has theological resonances. This essay first explicates the discourse of contemporary abolitionists, locating it in a particular historical moment, the long 2010s. It theorizes abolition as committed to destruction, and it distinguishes destruction from its alternatives, such as transformation. The essay stages a dialogue between movements for abolition and movements for decolonization.

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