Constructions of Terrorism
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Constructions of Terrorism

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Research and Policy

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Constructions of Terrorism

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Research and Policy

About this book

Discussions about the meaning of terrorism are enduring in everyday language, government policy, news reporting, and international politics.  And disagreements about both the definition and the class of violent events that constitute terrorism contribute to the difficulty of formulating effective responses aimed at the prevention and management of the threat of terrorism and the development of counterterrorism policies.  Constructions of Terrorism collects works from the leading scholars on terrorism from an array of disciplines—including communication, political science, sociology, global studies, and public policy—to establish appropriate research frameworks for understanding how we construct our understanding of terrorism. 

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Yes, you can access Constructions of Terrorism by Michael Stohl, Dr. Richard Burchill, Scott Howard Englund, Michael Stohl,Dr. Richard Burchill,Scott Howard Englund in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Communication Studies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Constructions of Terrorism
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. INTRODUCTION: CONSTRUCTIONS OF TERRORISM
  7. 1. CAN TERRORISM BE DEFINED?
  8. 2. MISOVERESTIMATING TERRORISM
  9. 3. TERRORISM AS TACTIC
  10. 4. THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE TERRORISM
  11. 5. KILLING BEFORE AN AUDIENCE: TERRORISM AS PERFORMANCE VIOLENCE
  12. 6. CONSTRUCTING TERRORISM: FROM FEAR AND COERCION TO ANGER AND JUJITSU POLITICS
  13. 7. FRAMING TERRORISM: THE COMMUNICATIVE CONSTITUTION OF THE TERRORIST ACTOR
  14. 8. SOME THOUGHTS ON CONSTRUCTIONS OF TERRORISM AND THE FRAMING OF THE TERRORIST THREAT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
  15. 9. CONTRADICTIONS IN THE TERRORIST DISCOURSE AND CONSTRAINTS ON THE POLITICAL IMAGINATION OF VIOLENCE
  16. 10. LEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF TERRORISM
  17. 11. DO DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF TERRORISM ALTER ITS CAUSAL STORY?
  18. 12. ANALYZING PATHWAYS OF LONE-ACTOR RADICALIZATION: A RELATIONAL APPROACH
  19. 13. CONSTRUCTING CULTURES OF MARTYRDOM ACROSS RELIGIONS, TIME, AND SPACE
  20. 14. INTRODUCING THE GOVERNMENT ACTIONS IN TERROR ENVIRONMENTS (GATE) DATA SET
  21. 15. THE WORLD VERSUS DAESH: CONSTRUCTING A CONTEMPORARY TERRORIST THREAT
  22. CONCLUSION: UNDERSTANDING HOW TERRORISM IS CONSTRUCTED
  23. Contributors
  24. Index