Essays about: "science and Terrorism"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 88 essays containing the words science and Terrorism.

  1. 21. ”But as I said, we don’t do easy.” The CIA and the construction of terrorism: A study in discursive psychology

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Arvid Norman; [2019]
    Keywords : Discursive psychology; discourse; terrorism; CIA; interpretative repertoires; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper aimed to identify discourses and interpretative repertoires, used by the CIA to construct a narrative regarding terrorism when communicating with the public. This was done by analysing texts found on the official CIA website with discursive psychology methodology. Three main themes were identified, with thirteen subthemes. READ MORE

  3. 22. State Terrorism in practice: The Guatemalan coup d’état in 1954

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Daniela Rodriguez Alvarez; [2019]
    Keywords : Terrorism; State Terrorism; Guatemala; Coup d’état; Theory Elaboration; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis challenges the idea that terrorism is only used by non-state actors. I argue states can and have used terrorism on multiple occasions because terrorism is simply a strategy of violence and can thus be used by anyone. READ MORE

  4. 23. The multiplicity and coherence of us

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Simon Stattin; [2019]
    Keywords : assemblages; terrorism; affects; #openstockholm; responses; Sweden; nationalism; community; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis sets out to investigate the affective dynamics of doing community in response to terror by taking as a site of inquiry the attack in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2017. It studies how emotive expressions of multicultural openness could operate at the same time as heightened security measures were perceived as legitimate. READ MORE

  5. 24. European integration in the field of counterterrorism : Can traditional integration theories explain the measures taken to combat the new threats facing Europe?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Johannesson; [2019]
    Keywords : EU; European Integration; Terrorism; Counterterrorism; Neofunctionalism; Liberal Intergovernmentalism;

    Abstract : European integration has been a widely discussed topic within political science since the creation of the EU. In recent years, signs of disintegration have been observed due to widespread euroscepticism, major crises and public discontent. READ MORE

  6. 25. Emphases and justifications in a time of growing focus on Islamist terrorism

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Clarence Coulton Andersson; [2018]
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    Abstract : Since the beginning of the 21st century, research about terrorism and its effects have taken an increasingly larger space within the field of Political Science. Studies focused on how terrorism affect voters, countries and policies regarding immigration and security are fairly common, and with its long history with terrorism, the United Kingdom often becomes central in such studies. READ MORE