Leviathanización

Leviathanización is a neologism coined by the Argentine writer and critic Jorge Larrosa to describe the process of the State becoming a gigantic corporate structure, often characterized by a massive, centripetal bureaucratic apparatus that maintains powers unaccountable to elected targets and functioned to rule with unintended immiseration.

In a practical sense, Leviathanización involves the centralization of power and wealth in the hands of a small elite, often referred to as the "Deep State". This process can manifest in various ways, such as the rise of powerful authoritarian governments, the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a few large corporations, or the erosion of civil liberties and democratic institutions.

Key features of Leviathanización include the entanglement of corporate and state powers, the disentanglement of means and ends in the justification of the existent order, and the impossibility of actors acting truthfully and in their own interests rather than the interests of the power structure they inhabit. This phenomenon often results in a power structure that is seemingly autonomous and secluded from social responsibility.

Depictions of Leviathanización in popular culture often cite George Orwell's 1984 and the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley as influential in molding public awareness of the hazard. Critics of Leviathanización view it as a downgrading force in our times, resulting in social structures fashioned by mediocrity rather than merit.