Arguing Counterterrorism

Daniela Pisoiu is Researcher at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg. She has a PhD from the University of St Andrews and is the author of Islamist Radicalisation in Europe (Routledge 2011).

• Introduction, Daniela Pisoiu Part I: Roots and Cultures 1. The Rhetorical Origins of the U.S. War on Terror, Carol K. Winkler 2. Western Responses to Terrorism in the 1970s, Ondrej Ditrych 3. The Power of Terrorism Frames: Responses to non-Islamist Lone-Wolf Terrorism in Europe, A. Maurits van der Veen Part II: Phenomenology 4. Between Insurrection and "Reformism": Public Discourses of 21st Century Greek Armed Groups, Anastassia Tsoukala 5. When Terrorists Talk Back, Daniela Pisoiu and Nico Prucha 6. Plenty of Oxygen: Terrorism, News Media and the Politics of the Australian Security State, David C. Holmes and Rebeka Sullivan 7. Jihadist Terrorism in Europe: Which Role for Media?, Sybille Reinke de Buitrago 8. Counterterrorism as contested terrain: performative contradictions and "autoimmune disorder", Ramaswami Harindranath Part III: Anatomy 9. The Elusive Essence of Evil: Constructing Otherness in the Coalition of the Willing, Jack Holland 10. The Discourse on Political Islam and the "War on Terror": Roots, Policy Implications and Potential for Change, Corinna Mullin 11. The Multiple Contexts of Russian Counterterrorism Frames: Framing Process and Discursive Field, Aurélie Campana 12. The Hunter and the Hunted: Metaphors of Pursuit, Prey and the Intractability of Difference in post 9/11 American Counterterrorism Discourse, Deborah Wills and Erin Steuter

"Arguing Counterterrorism is a superb collection of articles giving sustained, cutting edge and critical assessment of contemporary counterterrorism policy and practice. Theoretically innovative, empirically rich, and normatively challenging, this landmark volume assesses the current state of knowledge, fills a number of important gaps, and points the way towards new perspectives and understandings, all in clear, accessible language. It exemplifies the growing sophistication and maturity of the critical discourse analytic literature that emerged following the launch of the global war on terror, and deserves the widest possible audience."--Richard Jackson, University of Otago, New Zealand