The US media, Huntington and September 11

Abrahamian, Ervand

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“…Despite the argument and, in particular, the empirical support drawn upon being deeply flawed, incomplete and highly selective, the central argument resonated across American society. Abrahamian (2005: 529) comments that ‘the mainstream media in the USA automatically, implicitly and unanimously adopted Huntington's paradigm to explain September 11’. The thesis was given further credence by the endorsement of Osama bin Laden 3 .…”

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British Muslims and the UK government's ‘war on terror’ within: evidence of a clash of civilizations or emergent de‐civilizing processes?

Vertigans¹

2010

British Journal of Sociology

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In the immediate aftermath of the September 2001 attacks on America, defending civilization was quickly established at the core of the 'war on terror'. Unintentionally or otherwise this incorporation of civilization connected with Samuel Huntington's 'Clash of Civilizations' thesis. Within the 'war on terror' the dark side of counterterrorism has become apparent through international practices like extrajudicial killing, extraordinary rendition and torture. The impact of Western governments' policies upon their indigenous Muslim populations has also been problematic but social and political analysis has been relatively limited. This paper seeks to help address the scarcity of sociological contributions. Hidden costs of the UK government's attempts to utilize violence and enhance social constraints within the nation-state are identified. It is argued that although counterterrorism strategies are contributing to a self-fulfilling spiral of hatred that could be considered evidence in support of the 'Clash of Civilizations', the thesis is unhelpful when trying to grasp the underlying processes. Instead the paper draws upon Norbert Elias's application of the concepts of 'civilizing' and 'de-civilizing' to help improve levels of understanding about the processes and consequences of particular Muslim communities being targeted by security forces. The paper concludes with an exploration of the majority of the population's acquiescence and willingness to accept restraints upon Muslims in order to safeguard their own security.

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British Muslims and the UK government's ‘war on terror’ within: evidence of a clash of civilizations or emergent de‐civilizing processes?

Vertigans¹

2010

British Journal of Sociology

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“…Alternative views are inherently complex and multifaceted and by defi nition are scholarly creations intended for scholarly audiences (Abrahamian, 2003). Furthermore, Huntington's construct includes the elements of religion and confl ict, which produce heated discussions.…”

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The cultural framing hypothesis: cultural conflict indicators in The New York Times from 1981 to 2007

Bantimaroudis

Kampanellou

2009

Media, War & Conflict

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The authors investigated attributes related to a `cultural framing hypothesis', the notion that mass media have promoted Samuel Huntington's `clash of civilizations' theory, establishing its `salience' outside the academic environment. Media salience of cultural attributes can be linked to several public outcomes: (1) an overall attribution of importance — the fact the `clash of civilizations' paradigm is recognizable and important in the public mind; (2) the theory may be used as a tool for interpretation for whatever conflicts happen around the globe, overshadowing various other plausible and scientifically sound explanations; (3) the theory may be leading to notions of expanded inter-ethnic or `civilization' identities as described by Huntington. To assess the existence of cultural framing, the authors conducted a quantitative content analysis of five different micro-frames, derived from Huntington's seminal work, over a 27-year period. The authors examined two main hypotheses: H1: cultural frames will be predominantly traceable in media content after Huntington's theory appeared in the early 1990s; and H2: cultural frames will be salient in newspaper content during periods of intense terrorist activities, mainly after the year 2001. Both hypotheses were supported by the data.

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“…and] explained the crisis by relying on the thesis of Samuel Huntington's Clash of Civilizations'. 32 He also suggested that, in targeting and demonising Muslims and Islam, the media TARIQ AMIN-KHAN 'unanimously adopted [. .…”

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New Orientalism, Securitisation and the Western Media's Incendiary Racism

Amin-Khan¹

2012

Third World Quarterly

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The US media, Huntington and September 11

Cited by 94 publications

References 7 publications

British Muslims and the UK government's ‘war on terror’ within: evidence of a clash of civilizations or emergent de‐civilizing processes?

British Muslims and the UK government's ‘war on terror’ within: evidence of a clash of civilizations or emergent de‐civilizing processes?

The cultural framing hypothesis: cultural conflict indicators in The New York Times from 1981 to 2007

New Orientalism, Securitisation and the Western Media's Incendiary Racism

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