Disordered Violence

Caron Gentry is a Professor in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews. Dr Gentry has previously authored and edited several books as well as publishing articles in journals including International Relations, Millennium, International Feminist Journal of Politics and Critical Studies on Terrorism.

• Introduction: Welcome to the Grey The Structural Signification of Terrorism Intersecting Terrorism Studies Strange Bedfellows: What Happens When We Ask the Other Question?Ir/rationality: Radicalisation, ‘Black Extremism,’ and Prevent TragediesWhat Does Not Get Counted: Misogynistic Terrorism Conclusion: Disordered Violence Notes

In this book, Gentry sheds some light on how and why terrorism is problematic in international politics. The disorder of terrorism challenges the dominant system and this violence needs to be seen as irrational, illegitimate and immoral. Gentry’s reflection is therefore crucial to rethink Terrorism Studies and, above all, Critical Terrorism Studies [CTS] …Her intersectional feminist analysis will thus help CTS not only to deconstruct hegemonic discourses of (counter-)terrorism but understand how and why certain violence is accepted – and even legitimated – while other kinds are not … Gentry’s reflection on the hegemonies constituting the international order is a timely and enriching contribution to CTS, one that needs to be put at the core of critical understandings of terrorism aimed at shedding light on the dimensions of power structuring political violence.