Terrorism, Talking and Transformation

Terrorism, Talking and Transformation
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 267
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ISBN-10 : 9781136339622
ISBN-13 : 1136339620
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Book Synopsis Terrorism, Talking and Transformation by : Harmonie Toros

Download or read book Terrorism, Talking and Transformation written by Harmonie Toros and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-02-27 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using rare field research, this book investigates whether and how talking may transform terrorist violence. Given the failings of today’s dominant counterterrorism strategy, is talking a viable policy option to transform conflicts marked by terrorist violence? This book examines the reasons why "negotiating with terrorists" is so often shunned by decision-makers and scholars as a policy response, concluding that such objections are primarily based on a realist and statist understanding of terrorism that has dominated the field so far. Based on interviews with top rebel and military commanders in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao and interviewing key actors in Northern Ireland, Terrorism, Talking and Transformation investigates how talking may contribute to the transformation of conflicts marked by terrorist violence. The result of this analysis is a theoretically grounded, empirically recognizable and emancipation oriented framework that can be used to investigate the potential of talking in transforming not only terrorist (and counterterrorist) violence, but also the underlying structural violence that often surrounds it. This book will be of much interest to students in the fields of terrorism studies, security studies, Southeast Asian studies, conflict resolution/transformation and IR in general, and of use to practitioners in the field.


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