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Toward a Phenomenology of Terrorism - Beyond Who is Killing Whom (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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Toward a Phenomenology of Terrorism - Beyond Who is Killing Whom (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives
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This book examines the socio-psychological dynamics and drivers of
terrorism from a humanistic perspective. Most interpret terrorism
as meaningless, asocial violence but this book argues that it's not
just a case of seeing 'who is killing whom' but that defining and
understanding terrorism is configured by historical context and
immediate experience. The author argues that these acts of
terrorist violence can be interpreted as the external expression of
repressed feelings and impulses that have been tabooized by
mainstream society. Upon release, these terrorists gain a new
'nomos' which generates a sense of meaning and significance for
them. This book draws on psycho-analytical theories of repression,
Heideggerian existentialism, Berger's anthropological concept of
culture as 'nomos', and Roger Griffin's analysis of terrorist
fanaticism, adding to the understanding terrorism and criminality
from a new perspective and beyond the usual literature situated in
political science, security/war and peace studies. This book seeks
to provide: a definition of terrorism, an account of the
psychological theory, an explanation of the nomic dimension of
terroristic violence, an exploration of the relevance of the new
approach to understanding: Salafi jihadism, Al-Qaeda, Islamic
State, the Taliban, White Supremacism, the rise of the Radical
Right, and reflections on this for combating terrorism. It appeals
to those interested in terrorism, conflict, terrorist
radicalization and motivation, international relations, politics
and religious politics, and to counter-terrorism agencies.
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