Punishment, communities and assemblages.

This article examines the abolitionist movement's focus on punishment beyond prisons, highlighting its engagement with diverse social groups affected by punitive systems and harsh material conditions. It situates abolitionism within sociological theory as a counter-hegemonic movement that challenges traditional views of punishment, emphasizing alliances with community activists and marginalized populations shaped by economic precarity and disciplinary regimes. The concept of "assemblages" is proposed as an organizational model to foster inclusive, value-based coalitions that transcend physical communities and networks. The article also discusses how incarceration functions as a form of coerced education, producing compliant economic subjects ("coerced homo oeconomicus") who internalize neoliberal market values. Ultimately, abolitionism is framed as a moral and political project seeking to expand its scope by aligning with broader social justice movements and reimagining punishment as a collective social concern.