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Conceptualizing Terrorism (Hardcover)
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Conceptualizing Terrorism argues that, in the post 9/11 world, the
need for an internationally agreed definition of terrorism is more
important than it has ever been, despite the challenges that such
an endeavour presents. Indeed, in a global context, where the term
is often applied selectively and pejoratively according to where
one's interests lie, there is a real need to instill some
analytical quality into the concept of terrorism, not least in
order to prevent the term being manipulated to justify all manner
of counter-terrorism responses. Not only is this important for the
policymaking context but it is also an imperative task within
academia - in order to strengthen the theoretical foundation of
terrorism studies, for all other terrorism related theories rest on
what one means by terrorism in the first place. Written from an
academic perspective, the book explores the prospects for terrorism
as an analytical concept. Arguing that the essence of this
particular form of political violence lies in its intent to
generate a psychological impact beyond the immediate victims, it
goes on to propose the adoption of three key preliminary
assumptions that have implications for the definitional debate and
that it suggests might help to increase the analytical potential of
terrorism. The book then considers potential elements of a
definition before concluding with its own conceptualization of
terrorism.
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