Michel Foucault’s metaphor of power as circulating “like blood in the capillaries of the body” marks a profound reconfiguration of traditional conceptions of power in political theory. Rather than viewing power as a static possession held by sovereigns or centralized institutions, Foucault offers a radically decentralized, relational, and immanent account of power that permeates the … Continue reading How does Foucault’s metaphor of power as circulating “like blood in the capillaries of the body” reconfigure traditional understandings of power in political theory and social analysis?