Communicative Action, Objectifications, and the Triad of Violence

Abstract This article aims to develop a social theory of violence that emphasizes the role third party as well communication between involved subjects. For this Teresa Koloma Beck’s essay ‘The Eye Beholder: Violence Social Process’ is taken starting point, which adopts social-constructivist perspective. On one hand, basic concepts and benefits approach are presented. other social-theoretical problems revealed. These deficits counteracted by expanding with communicative-constructivist framework. Thus, communicative action ‘objectification violence’ emphasized. aspects impact perception, judgement (de-)legitimation phenomena emergence ‘knowledge violence’. Communicative actions objectifications form key understanding violent interactions link micro macro levels. Finally, methodological consequences for research Constructivism discussed. Furthermore, possible fields outlined, open up looking at within ‘triads