Reterritorialization

The continuous cycles of deterritorialization and reterritorialization through axiomatization makes up one of the basic rhythms of capitalist society.

Karl Marx referred to this as the constant revolution of the means of production and uninterrupted disturbances of all social conditions that distinguish the bourgeois era from all the previous.

This refers to the detachment and reattachment of the energies of production in general of investments of all kinds, whether conventionally considered psychological or economical.

Kataria (2019), in his work on 'Re-territorialization of persecuted identity', examines 're-territorialization' as an expression of refugees who try to re-establish a territorial connection after their arrival in their host societies, a process which tends to ignite ethno-national conflict with outgroups.

A pop culture example that comments on global reterritorialization is the song "Californication" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

One of the final verses of the song mentions the destruction that takes place during deterritorialization, but how that opens up the opportunity for reterritorialization: “Destruction leads to a very rough road but it also breeds creation, and earthquakes are to a girl's guitar, they're just another good vibration, and tidal waves couldn't save the world from Californication.” These lyrics capture the essence of reterritorialization at a global level.