This book offers a succinct examination of directions of
research in the fields of Terrorism Studies and Peace and Conflict
Studies.
With a particular focus on the interactions, differences and
potential synergies between the two, it consists of theoretically-
and empirically-informed contributions, which will shed light on
whether the two fields can inform each other on issues of mutual
interest and importance, thus strengthening both research and
praxis. As such it does not shy away from the major ontological and
epistemological puzzles common between the two fields, and can be
used as both a reference work and a stimulus for additional
research. The book does not intend to offer a comprehensive review
of Terrorism and Peace and Conflict Studies, but instead focuses on
what its authors consider as the most pressing areas and issues,
thus opening a new debate and mapping a new agenda for synthesised,
cross-pollinated research.
Among the key themes this book examines are questions relating
to: the conceptualisation(s) of peace and violence; the
exceptionalisation of terrorist violence and its effect on the
resolution or perpetuation of the conflict; the ontological and
epistemological status of security; the understandings of
asymmetry; the possibilities, timing and potential of negotiations
between asymmetrical actors; the relationship between
international, national and local actors in their contextual
environments; the relationship between scholarship and political
power; the dysfunctionality of the liberal peace and the
opportunities offered by post-liberal peacebuilding frameworks; and
the implications and challenges of cyber-terrorism and
cyber-conflict. The book will also launch the debate on whether the
recent critical turn in terrorism studies can offer a pathway for
peace studies to engage with the so far largely ignored question of
power. The Case Studies section gathers contributions not only from
key scholars but also practitioners and policy makers, examining
the synergies and contradictions between terrorism and peace and
conflict approaches in Colombia, Sri Lanka, the Basque Country,
Afghanistan, Somalia and Turkey among others. They critically
assess and evaluate: the statist approach inherent in both
terrorism approaches and liberal peacebuilding frameworks; their
problem-solving tendencies; the role of the grassroots levels of
society in the marginalisation of violence; the inefficiency of
simplistic frameworks of understanding and implementation when it
comes to producing self-sustainable peace(s); and the chains of
governance whereby international (and transnational) actors direct
national actors who in turn direct local actors.
This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism
studies, peace and conflict studies, research methods, security
studies and IR.
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