Essays about: "notion of “terrorism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words notion of “terrorism.

1. 1. Counterproductivity in Counterterrorism : A Brazilian Case Study

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Blomberg Elias; [2020]
   Keywords : Brazil; counterproductivity; counterterrorism; Law 13.260; Tri-Border region;

   Abstract : This thesis is a qualitative case study of counterterrorism in Brazil. Special focus is put on law 13.260, commonly referred to as “the anti-terror law”, enacted in 2016. Theoretically my focus is on the applicability of the common notion of counterproductivity as used in the theoretical literature on counterterrorism. READ MORE

3. 2. Prelude to Islamic extremism : A study of radicalization among Muslims in Sweden and the effects of Islamophobia

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Lisa Algotsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Islamophobia; Muslims; radicalization; terrorism; violent extremism; Islam; inclusion; exclusion; security; Sweden;

   Abstract : Abstract [en] On 27 April 2017 Sweden was struck by an Islamic terrorist attack which with various terrorist attacks in Europe, lead to increased Islamophobia and far-right populism in the country. This has seemingly led to Swedes becoming more prone to believe Islamophobic conspiracy theories. 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. The making of a terrorist : A discourse analysis of the expert construction of violent Islamic extremism in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Eric Hartshorne; [2017]
   Keywords : Terrorism; Violent Extremism; Discourse; Expert; Sweden;

   Abstract : This study focuses on the ontological and epistemological assumptions within the construction of expert knowledge regarding violent Islamic extremism in Sweden. Setting out from the academic field of critical terrorism studies, previous research highlights how following the 2001 attacks against the United States (9/11) Islam and terrorism have been presented as codependent. READ MORE

6. 5. Europol & the Creation of the European Counter Terrorism Centre

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Gustav Arfvén; [2017]
   Keywords : Europol; Intelligence Cooperation; Counter-Terrorism; Organized Crime;

   Abstract : While the limited number of scholars in the field of EU intelligence cooperation tend to have a rather state-centric view and focus on the normative (trust) or the functional (efficieny) dimension of intelligence cooperation, this study contributes to the field by focusing solely on the institutional structure of Europol. The purpose of this study is to examine why the Europol established the European Counter Terrorism Centre and why it is not addressing the interconnectedness between terrorism and organized crime. READ MORE