Critical Terrorism Studies: An Introduction to Research Methods

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This book is an introduction to critical approaches to terrorism studies. While there is a growing body of Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS) literature devoted to empirical examples and conceptual development, very little has been written about how to systematically carry out this kind of research. Critical Terrorism Studies fills this gap by addressing three key themes: The position of terrorism studies and critical terrorism studies in the discipline of International Relations (IR) Theoretical and methodological elaborations of critical approaches to the study of terrorism Empirical illustrations of those approaches. Drawing upon a range of engaging material, the volume reviews a series of non-variable based methodological approaches. It then goes on to provide empirical examples that illustrate how these approaches have been and can be utilized by students, teachers, and postgraduate researchers alike to critically and rigorously study terrorism. This textbook will be of much interest to students of terrorism studies, sociology, critical security studies, and IR in general. Cover Critical Terrorism Studies Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1 The Critical Terrorism Studies Project Introduction CTS: Arguments For and Against Clarifying Some Key Issues Organization of the Book PART I The History and Transdisciplinarity of (Critical) Terrorism Studies 2 Terrorism Studies in International Relations Introduction A Brief History of Terrorism Studies in IR Critical Security Studies and Critical Terrorism Studies Conclusion 3 Introducing Critical Terrorism Studies Introduction The Current State of Critical Terrorism Scholarship (Inter) Disciplining Critical Terrorism Studies A New CTS? Methodological and Geographical Plurality PART II Methods for Doing Critical Terrorism Studies 4 Terrorism and Critical Theory Introduction Historical Background The “Critical” in Critical Theory Key Concepts Potential Research Strategies 5 Postcolonial and Feminist Approaches to Terrorism Introduction Feminism and Terrorism Studies: An Overview Postcolonialism and Terrorism Studies: An Overview Postcolonial Feminism and Terrorism: An Overview Research Designs: Feminism, Postcolonialism, and Postcolonial Feminism Conclusion: Ethical Concerns Research Strategy 6 Ethnography of the Terrorist Subject Introduction Identifying a Community, Gaining Access, and Developing Rapport Accessing Data Inscriptions Ethical Issues Potential Research Design Strategy 7 Making Sense of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Introduction Locating a Community: Policy-makers, Policy Implementers, and the Affected Gaining Access to a Community and Developing Rapport Potential Research Strategies 8 Discourse Analysis and Terrorism Studies Introduction Defining Discourse Traditions of Discourse: Critical and Poststructural/Foucauldian Discourse Analysis in Terrorism Studies Research Design: Questions, Discourses, Discursive Formations, and Identities Conclusion: Analyzing Language in Use, Questioning Common Sense 9 Discourse Analysis of the Counterterrorist State Introduction The Role of the State in Terrorism Studies A Genealogy of the Counterterrorist State Some Research Concerns for Analyzing (Counter) Terrorism Discourses Conclusion Research Design 10 Terrorism and Social Network Analysis Introduction Basic Social Network Concepts Accessing Data Research Design Software for Network Analysis 11 Conclusion Critical Research on Terrorism The Way(s) Forward Bibliography Index