When, how and why elites frame terrorists: a Wittgensteinian analysis of terror and radicalisation

Staun, Jørgen

doi:10.1080/17539153.2010.521642

Cited by 11 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 19 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…However, this is not to conflate nuances of different literatures or philosophical standpoints; there is certainly much more to be The concept of language-games, as well as other aspects of Wittgenstein's thought, have been taken up across many of the social sciences2 (see e.g. Bloor, 1983;Pleasants & Moyal-Sharrock, 2016;Shotter, 1993;Staun, 2010). For example, Iver Neumann (2002) argues for a return of practice in the so-called "linguistic turn", and ethnographic methods in order to fully appreciate the going-ons of politics as "lived practices" (see also Frost & Lechner, 2016).…”

Section: Influence and Legacymentioning

confidence: 99%

Language-games, geography, and making sense of the Arctic

Medby

2019

Geoforum

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Geography is closely tied to language: denominations, definitions, and metaphors are all part of conditioning spatial understandings. In recent years, critical geographers have also highlighted that there is much more to geography than its representation. One philosopher whose work centred on the relationship between language and practice, meaning and use, was Ludwig Wittgenstein. Yet, explicit engagement with his thought has been modest in geography. This article argues that Wittgenstein's later philosophy of language offers useful contributions to the study of geography. It focuses on a space presently undergoing rapid "spatialisation", the Arctic, and draws on articulations by Norwegian state personnel, policy papers, and speeches. Using Wittgenstein's concept of "language-games", the paper demonstrates how spatial understandings are closely tied to practice, while political practices themselves are as much about knowing how to use language. The aim here is neither to unmask any hidden meaning nor to arrive at any one definition, but rather to highlight how meaning lies in terms' use. In order to "make sense of" seemingly competing names, definitions, and sayings, these must be seen in light of different practices. However, as socially defined, the "rules" may also change. This is arguably where the potential and political purchase of Wittgenstein's thought lies: in emphasising how geographical meaning is made through social and political interaction.

show abstract

Section: Influence and Legacymentioning

confidence: 99%

Language-games, geography, and making sense of the Arctic

Medby

2019

Geoforum

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Research on radicalization tends to place emphasis on the individual and the group, while ignoring the wider socio-political causes (Ahmad and Monaghan, 2019;Kundnani, 2012;Lafaye and Rapin, 2017;Sedgwick, 2010). Finally, the securitizing and stigmatizing capacity of the label 'radical' has been highlighted (Githens-Mazer and Lambert, 2010;Silva, 2018;Staun, 2010). 2 In this article, I suggest zooming in on the notion of 'grievance', which is used by scholars on PIV to account for feelings of frustration or dissatisfaction with social, political or economic conditions, whether at the local or global level.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Politico-ideological violence: Zooming in on grievances

Ajil

2020

European Journal of Criminology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Most studies on politico-ideological violence (PIV) recognize the importance of socio-political and economic grievances, but they rarely analyse them in depth. I argue that this is symptomatic of a tendency of depoliticization in radicalization research in the post 9/11 context and suggest that the study of PIV may benefit from putting greater emphasis on the element of grievance. A grievance-based analysis allows for critical and reflexive consideration of structural and systemic factors pertinent for engagement in PIV and may thereby contribute to demystifying and re-politicizing the current debate on PIV. I propose three ‘ideal types’ of grievances (racial, ethnic and religious; socio-economic; political), which may be locally or globally oriented or inspired, and suggest that a combination of those is likely to be present in most forms of PIV. I conclude with a few methodological reflections and potential implications for policymaking.

show abstract

“…According to this logic the lack of securitized speech acts would end the securitized game. Behnke is also correct to highlight that by continually putting security speech acts into use, agents may reproduce securitized language games, such as terrorism (Staun 2010).…”

Section: After All Even the Denial Of A Connection Still Maintains Tmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Queen’s speech: Desecuritizing the past, present and future of Anglo-Irish relations

Donnelly

2015

European Journal of International Relations

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article adopts the Copenhagen School's concept of desecuritization to analyse the gestures of reconciliation undertaken during the 2011 state visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the Republic of Ireland, including her willingness to speak in Gaeilge 1 at Dublin Castle. In the process, it opens new pathways to explore if, when and how desecuritizing moves can become possible. To respond to these questions, this article advances the concept of bilingual speech acts as a nuanced yet fruitful way to tease out the complexities of security speech and (de)securitization processes. It is also suggested that the concept of bilingual speech acts provides a way to respond to calls to include translation in critical security and securitization studies. However, while acknowledging the importance of these calls, it is shown that paying attention to bilingual speech acts demonstrates what can also be lost in translation. Empirically this article provides an in-depth analysis of the 2011 state visit to unpack the different kinds of desecuritizing moves that were undertaken in this context as well as the different modalities of security speech that were in play. To conclude, the merit of bilingual speech acts for understanding how to speak security in different ways and vocabularies are discussed.

show abstract

When, how and why elites frame terrorists: a Wittgensteinian analysis of terror and radicalisation

Cited by 11 publications

References 19 publications

Language-games, geography, and making sense of the Arctic

Language-games, geography, and making sense of the Arctic

Politico-ideological violence: Zooming in on grievances

The Queen’s speech: Desecuritizing the past, present and future of Anglo-Irish relations

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About