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"New Terrorism" = Higher Brutality? An Empirical Test of the "Brutalization Thesis"
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Abstract This article focuses on the so-called "brutalization" of terrorism. The brutalization thesis as part of the larger theoretical concept of "new terrorism" argues that "new terrorism" is more brutal than "old terrorism." Many scholars claim that the 9/11 attacks mark the beginning of a new era of terr... mehr
This article focuses on the so-called "brutalization" of terrorism. The brutalization thesis as part of the larger theoretical concept of "new terrorism" argues that "new terrorism" is more brutal than "old terrorism." Many scholars claim that the 9/11 attacks mark the beginning of a new era of terrorism that has lifted international as well as domestic terrorism to a new level of violent brutality. Others argue that this process had already started in the early 1990s. After discussing possible ways to operationalize a brutalization of terrorism, for example focusing on suicide bombings or terrorist attacks against soft targets, this article tests the empirical credibility of the brutalization thesis regarding both potential starting points. Data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) shows that only three out of nine indicators increased significantly during the 1990s, partially backing the idea of a general brutalization, whereas increasing numbers of suicide attacks and beheadings after 9/11 support the notion of a qualitative change in terrorism and its brutality connected with the idea of maximizing media and public attention. Yet, these developments are regionally limited and the brutality of this "new terrorism" exceeds the levels known from the zenith of "old terrorism" in the 1970s and 1980s in only a few cases.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Terrorismus; Gewalt; Attentat; Selbstmord
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
beheadings; brutalization; Global Terrorism Database (GTD); new terrorism; soft targets
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2017
Seitenangabe
S. 875-901
Zeitschriftentitel
Terrorism and Political Violence, 29 (2017) 5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2015.1087399
ISSN
1556-1836
Status
Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung