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Terrorism, gender, and history - introduction
Terrorismus, Gender und Geschichtswissenschaft - eine Einleitung
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Abstract After some introductory remarks, this article gives a brief overview on contem-porary terrorism research in the political and social sciences. Then, the important contributions historical studies have made to enhance the academic knowledge about terrorism are sketched. The third part provides an ove... view more
After some introductory remarks, this article gives a brief overview on contem-porary terrorism research in the political and social sciences. Then, the important contributions historical studies have made to enhance the academic knowledge about terrorism are sketched. The third part provides an overview which not only critically discusses the state of research on gendered aspects of terrorism but also demonstrates the stimulating insights gained by employing a historical perspective in this field. In the fourth chapter, the authors outline some promising topics of future terrorism research which all can be studied from gender sensitive historical perspectives. Finally the results of the contributions put together for this HSR Special Issue are summarized.... view less
Keywords
zone; gender; social milieu; victim; communication; discourse; research approach; historical development; political violence; gender-specific factors; terrorism
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
periodization of terrorism; cultures of memory
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 7-45
Journal
Historical Social Research, 39 (2014) 3
Issue topic
Terrorism, gender, and history
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.39.2014.3.7-45
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed