Beyond Belief: Islamist Strategic Thinking and International Relations Theory

Jones, David Martin; Smith, Michael L.

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“…Yet it also puts extra emphasis on CTS's refusal 'to define terrorism either in ways that de-legitimise some actors while simultaneously according the mantle of legitimate violence to others' (Jackson 2007, 247). More so, it can take a more forceful stance against accusation that CTS's emphasis on discourse effectively legitimates violence (Jones and Smith 2010). By adopting a normative conception of causation, CTS is also better positioned to expose the seemingly neutral questions on causation that constitute OTS as obfuscating both the moral values and judgements that inherently underpin them on the one hand as well as the unreflective catering towards counter-terrorist policies on the other.…”

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Interpretation, judgement and dialogue: a hermeneutical recollection of causal analysis in critical terrorism studies

Milders

2017

Critical Studies on Terrorism

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This article problematises Critical Terrorism Studies's (CTS) seeming reluctance to engage in causal explanation. An analysis of the meta-theoretical assumptions on causation in both orthodox as well as critical terrorism studies reveals that the latter's refusal to incorporate causal analysis in its broader research agenda reproduces -despite its commitment to epistemological pluralism -the former's understanding of causation as the only sustainable one. Elemental to this understanding is the idea that causation refers to the regular observation of constant conjunction. Due to the positivist leanings of such a conception, CTS is quick to dismiss it as consolidating Orthodox Terrorism Studies's lack of critical self-reflexivity, responsibility of the researcher, and dedication towards informing state-led policies of counter-terrorism. Drawing on recent work in philosophy of science and International Relations, the article advances an alternative understanding of causation that emphasises its interpretative, normative, and dialogical fabric. It is therefore argued that CTS should reclaim causal analysis as an essential element of its research agenda. This not only facilitates a more robust challenge against orthodox terrorism studies' conventional understanding of causation but also consolidates CTS's endeavour of deepening and broadening our understanding that (re)embeds terrorist violence in its historical and social context.

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Interpretation, judgement and dialogue: a hermeneutical recollection of causal analysis in critical terrorism studies

Milders

2017

Critical Studies on Terrorism

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“…Mainstream political language has also been observed to adopt a number of similar rhetorical strategies to extremist authors. Schafer (2002); Leudar et al (2004), and Jones and Smith (2010) for example, have all identified unifying terms of reference (i.e., "we, " "us, " etc.) to create an in-group in the language of both Western secular and extremist authors as they vie to achieve success in winning over public opinion.…”

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Poles Apart? The Extent of Similarity Between Online Extremist and Non-extremist Message Content

Prentice

Taylor

2021

Front. Psychol.

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Within studies of extremism, extremist and non-extremist messages are generally treated as two sets of competing constructed narratives. However, some research has argued that these message forms are not dichotomous and that non-extremist narratives demonstrate overlap with extremist master narratives. The aim of this paper is to test this hypothesis empirically by comparing 250 extremist, 250 mainstream and 250 counter-extremist messages. The paper finds considerable overlap between extremist and non-extremist material. However, an analysis of underlying content suggests that this overlap may not be so much due to the extensive adoption of an extremist master narrative by non-extremist authors, but rather a question of resistance and positioning, specifically, who are authors resisting and why? The findings have implications for counter-extremism policy.

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Investing in Mentoring and Educational Initiatives:The Limits of De-Radicalisation Programmes in Australia

Akbarzadeh¹

2013

Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs

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Beyond Belief: Islamist Strategic Thinking and International Relations Theory

Cited by 3 publications

References 39 publications

Interpretation, judgement and dialogue: a hermeneutical recollection of causal analysis in critical terrorism studies

Interpretation, judgement and dialogue: a hermeneutical recollection of causal analysis in critical terrorism studies

Poles Apart? The Extent of Similarity Between Online Extremist and Non-extremist Message Content

Investing in Mentoring and Educational Initiatives:The Limits of De-Radicalisation Programmes in Australia

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