In On Violence, Frantz Fanon introduces that violence is a form of power that maintains social structure. Fanon concludes that violence has its own place and it is necessary for society, but he does not advocate for it. Colonization and decolonization are examples he uses to explain the significance and role of violence and its consequences on the colonized. Michel Foucault, a French philosopher, on the other hand, instead of following up on Fanon’s ideas on violence, he believes that there is a change. In The body of the condemned and The means of correct training, Foucault shows the shift from how power and violence are linked to how power is becoming diffused. This transformation is happening as the method of punishment is changing from
