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Dog du nu igen, lille vän? Terrorismforskningens skiftande kategorier.

Bergegårdh, Abe LU (2010) STVM01 20101
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The concept of terrorism is deeply negative. This effects the politics of the world but as well the studies of terrorism it self. This paper will try to categorize these studies. Because the author believes that you can find disparate understandings and premises of fundamental issues about the state and political violence in the research of the terrorism.
The political scientists Hans F Petersson and Martin Wight are the methodical followers in the author’s work to interpret diverse texts and finally construct the categories. The conclusion is that you at least can find five basically different attitudes. First the Etatists, they justify the right of states to protect its interests whatever method it needs. Second we got the Liberals,... (More)
The concept of terrorism is deeply negative. This effects the politics of the world but as well the studies of terrorism it self. This paper will try to categorize these studies. Because the author believes that you can find disparate understandings and premises of fundamental issues about the state and political violence in the research of the terrorism.
The political scientists Hans F Petersson and Martin Wight are the methodical followers in the author’s work to interpret diverse texts and finally construct the categories. The conclusion is that you at least can find five basically different attitudes. First the Etatists, they justify the right of states to protect its interests whatever method it needs. Second we got the Liberals, they will combine hard protection with consideration of human rights. In third we got the Critics, they deconstruct the debate of terrorism and the effects of counterterrorism in society. Fourth, the Revisionists are outspoken critics of the liberal democracies and claim that states are the real terrorists. And fifth and last the Analytical tradition, they try to explain and classify political violence in a neutral manner. (Less)
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author
Bergegårdh, Abe LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVM01 20101
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Hans F Petersson, Kategorier, Tolkning, Staten, Politiskt våld, Terrorism, Martin Wight
language
Swedish
id
1608293
date added to LUP
2010-06-29 16:04:16
date last changed
2010-06-29 16:04:16
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  abstract     = {{The concept of terrorism is deeply negative. This effects the politics of the world but as well the studies of terrorism it self. This paper will try to categorize these studies. Because the author believes that you can find disparate understandings and premises of fundamental issues about the state and political violence in the research of the terrorism.
The political scientists Hans F Petersson and Martin Wight are the methodical followers in the author’s work to interpret diverse texts and finally construct the categories. The conclusion is that you at least can find five basically different attitudes. First the Etatists, they justify the right of states to protect its interests whatever method it needs. Second we got the Liberals, they will combine hard protection with consideration of human rights. In third we got the Critics, they deconstruct the debate of terrorism and the effects of counterterrorism in society. Fourth, the Revisionists are outspoken critics of the liberal democracies and claim that states are the real terrorists. And fifth and last the Analytical tradition, they try to explain and classify political violence in a neutral manner.}},
  author       = {{Bergegårdh, Abe}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Dog du nu igen, lille vän? Terrorismforskningens skiftande kategorier.}},
  year         = {{2010}},
}