Exploring 9.11. Terrorism in Paradigms of International Relations
Exploring 9.11. Terrorism in Paradigms of International Relations
Author(s): Marina Elena TătărâmSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Sociology, International relations/trade, Studies in violence and power, Globalization
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: Terrorism; international relations; violence; population; Globalisation;
Summary/Abstract: Deemed as "systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion, [...] violence (as bomb-throwing) committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or government into granting their demands", terrorism is a term that - according to the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary - has been in use since 1795. Walter Enders and Todd Sandler have offered a working definition, for the purpose of statistically examining post-cold war trends: "Although different definitions abound in the literature, we define terrorism as the premeditated use, or threat of use, of extra-normal violence or brutality to obtain a political objective through intimidation or fear directed at a large audience [...] Whenever a terrorist incident in one country involves victims, or targets, or institutions of another country, then the incident is characterised as transnational".
Journal: Studia Politica. Romanian Political Science Review
- Issue Year: 2/2002
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 875-890
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English