Ashley M. Gjøvik, JDashleygjovik@mastodon.social

May 27, 2025, 8:09 AM

Today, I’m proud to share the launch of Silentium Fractum, the first issue of The Journal of Structural Power & Resistance — a self-published, open-access academic journal that documents how powerful institutions weaponize legal systems, and how those systems can be tactically resisted.

Silentium Fractum includes six original articles that analyze the structure of procedural violence and outline frameworks for asymmetric legal resistance.

The Journal
of Structural Power
& Resistance
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Volume 1, Issue 1, Summer 2025.
Silentium Fractum
("The Silence is Broken")

The Journal of Structural Power & Resistance Volume 1, Issue 1, Summer 2025
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Current Editorial Board: Ashley Gjovik, B.S., J.D.
Journal Citation: Gjovik, Ashley. The Journal of Structural Power & Resistance, Volume 1, Issue 1, Summer 2025, Silentium Fractum. https://ashleygjovik.com.
About the Journal
The Journal of Structural Power & Resistance is an independent, interdisciplinary academic journal dedicated to the analysis of corporate power, legal systems, institutional violence, and tactical resistance. The journal’s mission is to dissect the structures that enable unaccountable authority — and to publish work that equips readers to confront and dismantle those systems.

The Operational Logic of Normative Violence: Whistleblowing and Corporate Retaliation
This article analyzes whistleblower suppression as a predictable form of structural violence. It frames whistleblowing as a moral confrontation with power.
Gjovik, Ashley. “The Operational Logic of Normative Violence: Whistleblowing and Corporate Retaliation.” The Journal of Structural Power & Resistance, Volume 1, Issue 1, Spring 2025, Silentium Fractum. May 26 2025. https://ashleygjovik.com.
The Dark Theater: Retaliation Litigation as Institutional Obstruction and Legalized Harassment.
A conceptual analysis of retaliation litigation, this article explores how procedural form can be used to conceal truth and induce narrative unreality. It critiques the derealizing effects of institutional gaslighting, emphasizing the psychological and epistemic harms embedded in litigation structures.
Offensive Counter-Control: Tactical Frameworks for Asymmetric Legal Resistance Against Corporate Power
This article outlines methods by which individual litigants and public interest actors can document, anticipate, and disrupt institutional retaliation. It introduces a tactical framework for leveraging internal inconsistencies, preserving contested facts, and reframing legal narratives in asymmetric contexts.

Panic in the Boardroom: Mask-Off Moments, Corporate Panic, Retaliation, and the Pattern of Escalatory Delegitimization
Using firsthand documentation and public records, this article analyzes how corporate legal teams respond to exposure with escalating procedural aggression. It situates such conduct within a broader pattern of delegitimization, reframing retaliation not as defensive posture but as institutional panic.
Gjovik, Ashley. “Panic in the Boardroom: Mask-Off Moments, Corporate Panic, Retaliation, and the Pattern of Escalatory Delegitimization.” The Journal of Structural Power & Resistance, Volume 1, Issue 1, Summer 2025, Silentium Fractum. May 26 2025. https://ashleygjovik.com.
The Bureaucratic Shield: How U.S. Legal Institutions Enable Retaliation, Obscure Criminality, and Undermine Whistleblower Protection
This article critiques the design of legal and regulatory frameworks that allow institutional actors to evade accountability. It explores how doctrines of deference, procedural discretion, and symbolic compliance function as a bureaucratic shield against scrutiny, especially in whistleblower and anti-retaliation matters.
Beyond Zealous Advocacy: Strategic Misrepresentation in Litigation