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Political science, terrorism and gender
Politikwissenschaft, Terrorismus und Gender
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Abstract
This contribution aims to give an overview on the state of the art of research on terrorism and gender in the field of Political Science and International Relations (IR). Contemporary analyses of terrorism have begun integrating gender aspects into their frameworks. This article supports the call fo... view more
This contribution aims to give an overview on the state of the art of research on terrorism and gender in the field of Political Science and International Relations (IR). Contemporary analyses of terrorism have begun integrating gender aspects into their frameworks. This article supports the call for a much more coherent use of gender as an analytical category as this is beneficial for the analysis of ter-rorism in a threefold manner. First, gender as an analytical category in the study of terrorism exposes the gender blindness of the term terrorism; second, gender challenges the political myth of protection central to international politics, i.e. that states can legitimately fight wars to protect the vulnerable – vulgo women and children. Third, gender also challenges the myth of an intrinsic peacefulness/vulnerability of women. The paper closes with the plea to integrate a coherent historical dimension into a gendered analysis of terrorism in order to potentially achieve a more empirically attuned theoretical understanding of terrorism and political violence in current times.... view less
Keywords
international relations; gender; victim; violence; stereotype; woman; political violence; gender-specific factors; terrorism; political science; offender
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 46-66
Journal
Historical Social Research, 39 (2014) 3
Issue topic
Terrorism, gender, and history
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.39.2014.3.46-66
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed