Essays about: "Old Terrorism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Old Terrorism.

  1. 1. Radical Right Extremism in the Nordic Countries : The Nordic Resistance Movement, a Case of Old or New Terrorism?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Alexander Hellenstierna; [2020]
    Keywords : Terrorism; NRM; Neumann; New Old Terrorism;

    Abstract : The act of terrorism is a widely discussed topic. How it is conducted as well as how it is countered. A term not so often discussed is the changes we have seen within the field itself, one example being the theory brought about by Peter R. Neumann. READ MORE

  3. 2. The (Un)changing Hamas: A 'New' Hamas in a New World?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Leo Arnér; [2019]
    Keywords : Hamas; Old Terrorism; New Terrorism; Palestine; Israel; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Terrorism seems to have changed character in the wake of globalization and the modern world. The unclear magnitude of these changes has given rise to a debate on whether terrorism today can be labeled as ‘new’. This thesis examines how the terrorist organization Hamas should be defined in this debate on the character of contemporary terrorism. READ MORE

  4. 3. Collaboration, Lone-wolfs and Returners – Framing Terrorism in Swedish Counter-Terrorism Policies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Hanna Edgren; [2018]
    Keywords : Terrorism; Counter-terrorism; Collaboration; Lone-wolfs; Policy analysis; Social problem; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Whereas a lot of research on social problems has focused on understanding them as objective conditions, the purpose of this study is to examine how terrorism is framed in three Swedish policies for countering terrorism. The three Swedish policies for countering terrorism, included in this study, were published between 2008-2015, and are important platforms wherein the framing of terrorism as a social problem takes place. READ MORE

  5. 4. IS: The old or new terrorism?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Hamda Mohamed; [2016]
    Keywords : IS; terrorism;

    Abstract : IS, is a well structured terrorist organization with military discipline that knows the importance of carefully choosing its targets in order to maximize its profit, this differ IS from Al-Qaeda. The complexity and the structure of IS through this study has shown that in order to defeat the terrorist organization IS, one must understand its structure, aim and method. READ MORE

  6. 5. Accidental Citizens: Etherealizing Securitized Identities of Somalis in Kenya; Contesting Representation, Identity and Belonging

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Shamsa Birik Abdi; [2016]
    Keywords : Securitization; Identity; Othering; Belonging; Postcolonial; Al-Shabab; Terrorism; Laclau Mouffe; Discourse Theory; Hegemony; Ideology; Antagonism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Kenyan security apparatus has undergone immense transformations particularly after Kenya’s military incursion into Southern Somalia in 2011. The intervention dubbed ‘Operation Linda Nchi’ was an attempt to protect Kenya’s territorial sovereignty and create a buffer zone against the Somali linked Al-Shabab insurgency. READ MORE