Abstract

This article analyzes the interfaces between biopolitics, necropolitics, and algorithmic governance and how life and death and social order in society are increasingly mediated by digital technology in contemporary times. Drawing on influential work by Foucault, Agamben, Mbembe, Esposito, Rose, and newer scholars, this article considers how algorithmic governance prolongs biopolitical governance and necropolitical exclusion through systematic literature review and AI-assisted thematic analysis. Surveillance, public health governance, refugee crises, and drone warfare are highlighted as key fields. Findings reveal how algorithmic systems extend biopolitical power significantly, produce new necropolitical dynamics, and render people disposable. This article concludes by propounding policy recommendations for enhancing transparency, equity, and accountability in the deployment of algorithmic governance and advocating for frameworks based on democratic values and human rights.

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