Terrorists on Trial : A Performative Perspective /

Terrorism trials are an exceptional opportunity for better understanding and, hence, countering terrorism, since they are often the only place where most if not all of the actors of a terrorist incident meet again, and where the media report and broadcast their respective accounts. Seeing terrorism...

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Hovedforfatter: Graaf, Beatrice de (Ed.)
Andre forfattere: Graaf, Beatrice de, Schmid, Alex P.
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Leiden : Leiden University Press, 2015.
Serier:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Summary:Terrorism trials are an exceptional opportunity for better understanding and, hence, countering terrorism, since they are often the only place where most if not all of the actors of a terrorist incident meet again, and where the media report and broadcast their respective accounts. Seeing terrorism trials as a stage where legal instruments are used (and abused) to argue the validity of contested political constructs, this study presents a performative perspective to draw attention to the mechanisms and effects of terrorism trials in and outside the courtroom. With a special focus on how the power of these performances may in turn shape new narratives of justice and/or injustice, it offers vital insights into terrorism trials directed involving different types of terrorism suspects, from left-wing to ethno-nationalist and jihadist terrorists, in Spain, Russia, Germany, the Netherlands, and the US.
Fysisk beskrivelse:1 online resource (602 pages).
ISBN:9789400602359
Adgang:Open Access