La Compañía de Jesús y el poder de seguridad

Research reveals that Jesuit missions, particularly the Guarani missions before their expulsion in 1767, functioned as 'disciplinary islands' within a broader sovereign context. These missions acted as institutions that manufactured secure and productive boundaries, linking populations under biopolitical and political control. The study frames the Society of Jesus as an exercise of power that established normative statistics, delineated borders against perceived enemies, and anchored governance in physical territories. By analyzing the missions through the lens of 'power of security,' the research demonstrates how they served as mechanisms for disciplinary control, shaping both social structures and spatial boundaries.

Marghetti, S. (2024). The Society of Jesus and the power of security. Antiguos Jesuitas En Iberoamérica, 12, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.31057/2314.3908.v12.44801