Terrorists on Trial : A Performative Perspective / / Graaf, Schmid.
Terrorism trials are an exceptional opportunity for better understanding and, hence, countering terrorism, since they are often the only place where most if not all of the actors of a terrorist incident meet again, and where the media report and broadcast their respective accounts. Seeing terrorism...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden : : Leiden University Press,, 2015. ©2015. |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (602 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Terrorism trials are an exceptional opportunity for better understanding and, hence, countering terrorism, since they are often the only place where most if not all of the actors of a terrorist incident meet again, and where the media report and broadcast their respective accounts. Seeing terrorism trials as a stage where legal instruments are used (and abused) to argue the validity of contested political constructs, this study presents a performative perspective to draw attention to the mechanisms and effects of terrorism trials in and outside the courtroom. With a special focus on how the power of these performances may in turn shape new narratives of justice and/or injustice, it offers vital insights into terrorism trials directed involving different types of terrorism suspects, from left-wing to ethno-nationalist and jihadist terrorists, in Spain, Russia, Germany, the Netherlands, and the US. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9087283288 9400602359 |
| Access: | Open Access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Graaf, Schmid. |