ABSTRACT This article argues that the ideal of the rational-legal state inflicts structural violence. By reconceptualising the state as a field-of-power in which the ideal of the rational-legal state legitimises bureaucratic authority it can be seen how the bureaucracy is incentivised to anticipate modalities of accountability that demand it conform to that ideal. However, written rules and procedures do not have objectively rational meanings. Consequently, bureaucracy can do no more than anticipate the essentially uncertain standards to which it will be held to account. Bureaucrats find contingent solutions in actual bureaucratic processes. This is because in practice bureaucratic outcomes are a product of relationships of co-production between rules and procedures, the circumstances in which they are applied, the interpretive and material practices of bureaucrats, and the contingencies of accountability. This is shown by drawing upon evidence provided in an Australian court's examination of the administration of Wielangta forest. The case shows that bureaucrats can utilise relationships of co-production to anticipate and alleviate accountability. This was done at the expense of achieving objectives such as protecting endangered species; thus, producing unintentional structural violence. However, the Wielangta example also indicates that co-production may be instrumentalised to make a preferred violent outcome appear unintentional.

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故意结构性暴力？维朗塔的问责和政府的武器

摘要 本文认为，理性-合法国家的理想会造成结构性暴力。通过将国家重新概念化为一个权力领域，其中理性合法国家的理想使官僚权威合法化，可以看出官僚机构如何被激励去预测要求其符合该理想的问责模式。然而，成文的规则和程序并不具有客观合理的意义。因此，官僚机构只能预测它将被追究的本质上不确定的标准。官僚在实际的官僚程序中寻找偶然的解决方案。这是因为在实践中，官僚主义的结果​​是规则和程序之间的共同生产关系的产物，它们被应用的环境，官僚的解释和物质实践，以及问责制的偶然性。澳大利亚法院对维朗塔森林管理的审查中提供的证据表明了这一点。该案例表明，官僚可以利用共同生产的关系来预测和减轻问责制。这是以实现保护濒危物种等目标为代价的；因此，产生了无意的结构性暴力。然而，维朗塔的例子也表明，联合制作可能会被工具化，使首选的暴力结果看起来是无意的。该案例表明，官僚可以利用共同生产的关系来预测和减轻问责制。这是以实现保护濒危物种等目标为代价的；因此，产生了无意的结构性暴力。然而，维朗塔的例子也表明，联合制作可能会被工具化，使首选的暴力结果看起来是无意的。该案例表明，官僚可以利用共同生产的关系来预测和减轻问责制。这是以实现保护濒危物种等目标为代价的；因此，产生了无意的结构性暴力。然而，维朗塔的例子也表明，联合制作可能会被工具化，使首选的暴力结果看起来是无意的。