State Terror, State Violence
Global Perspectives
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations, Politics, History & Theory
| Author: | ISBN: | 9783658111816 | |
| Publisher: | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden | Publication: | December 16, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Springer VS | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9783658111816 |
| Publisher: | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden |
| Publication: | December 16, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Springer VS |
| Language: | English |
The volume critically discusses theoretical discourses and theoretically informed case studies on state violence and state terror. How do states justify their acts of violence? How are these justifications critiqued? Although legally state terrorism does not exist, some states nonetheless commit acts of violence that qualify as state terror as a social fact. In which cases and under what circumstances do (illegitimate) acts of violence qualify as state terrorism? Geographically, the volume covers cases and discourses from the Caucasus, South East and Central Asia, the Middle East, and North America.
The volume critically discusses theoretical discourses and theoretically informed case studies on state violence and state terror. How do states justify their acts of violence? How are these justifications critiqued? Although legally state terrorism does not exist, some states nonetheless commit acts of violence that qualify as state terror as a social fact. In which cases and under what circumstances do (illegitimate) acts of violence qualify as state terrorism? Geographically, the volume covers cases and discourses from the Caucasus, South East and Central Asia, the Middle East, and North America.
