The Tabloid Terrorist : The Predicative Construction of New Terrorism in the Media - A. Spencer

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The Tabloid Terrorist

The Predicative Construction of New Terrorism in the Media

By: A. Spencer

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Hardcover | 14 April 2010 | Edition Number 1

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Words matter in terrorism research. Not only do they describe reality, but they actively take part in the construction of the world as we see, talk, hear, imagine and ultimately react to it. "The Tabloid Terrorist" introduces a constructivist approach to the study of terrorism by examining the discursive constitution of the terrorist in tabloid newspapers. It shows how language in the media affects our perceptions of "terrorists" and how particular constructions of the "terrorist" automatically make certain counter-terrorism policies possible, logical and seemingly appropriate.

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'Alexander Spencer successfully establishes constructivist terrorism research as nothing less than an alternative to traditional and critical terrorism studies.' - Professor Christopher Daase, Chair for International Organisations, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

'This commendable book provides useful insights into how terrorism is developing in the popular imagination' - Michael Higgins in West European Politics

'The book provides interesting inroads, especially in demarcating the difference between critical but still materialist terrorism researchers and constructivist yet critical proponents of the field'

- Alexander Brand in Political Studies Review Vol 10, Issue 1, 2012.

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List of Tables and Figures	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. x
List of Abbreviations	p. xi
Introduction The 'Terrorist': Words, Labels and Definitions	p. 1
Terrorism research and its fascination with definitions	p. 2
The 'terrorist' label and the role of the media	p. 4
The structure of the book	p. 6
The 'New Terrorism' Discourse	p. 8
Old terrorism	p. 9
New terrorism	p. 12
The deconstruction of newness	p. 15
Conclusion	p. 26
'New Counter-Terrorism' Possibilities	p. 29
Military responses: Terrorism as war	p. 31
Judicial responses: Terrorism as crime	p. 39
'No policy' policy and negotiating: An impossible option?	p. 45
Conclusion	p. 51
Materialist Terrorism Studies: Researching the Unresearchable?	p. 53
Measuring counter-terrorism effectiveness	p. 54
The methods of studying terrorism	p. 63
Conclusion	p. 69
Constructivist Terrorism Research: The Role of Discourse and Predication	p. 71
A constructivist perspective on international politics	p. 73
Constructivist terrorism studies and discourse analysis	p. 78
Metaphor analysis and the predication of 'the terrorist'	p. 83
Conclusion	p. 91
The Tabloid Terrorist in the Bild and The Sun	p. 93
The tabloit terrorist in the German Bild newspaper	p. 95
The tabloit terrorist in the British The Sun newspaper	p. 101
Conclusion	p. 106
Metaphors, Predicates and Policy Implications	p. 107
Terrorism is war	p. 108
Terrorism is crime	p. 116
Terrorism is natural	p. 120
Terrorism is uncivilised evil	p. 124
Terrorism is disease	p. 131
Conclusion	p. 134
Conclusion: The Tabloid Terrorist and Future Research	p. 136
A constructivist approach to terrorism	p. 136
The future of terrorism research	p. 138
Notes	p. 145
References	p. 166
Index	p. 196
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