Securitisation of Islam - Covert Racism and Affect in the United States Post-9/11

Informationen zum Autor Clara Eroukhmanoff is a Lecturer in International Relations at London South Bank University Klappentext This book is a timely analysis of the securitisation of Islam in the US and an original contribution to securitisation theory by introducing the notion of 'indirect securitising speech acts' and the role of emotions and affect in securitisation studies. It is an innovative approach to Islamophobia, everyday racism and security. Zusammenfassung This book is a timely analysis of the securitisation of Islam in the US and an original contribution to securitisation theory by introducing the notion of ‘indirect securitising speech acts’ and the role of emotions and affect in securitisation studies. It is an innovative approach to Islamophobia, everyday racism and security. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction1 Language and securitisation2 Framing Islam as a non-security issue3 Securitising Islam covertly4 Counterterrorism and countering violent extremism in the United States5 Classical versus quantum radicalisation6 Affect, white victimhood and the denial of racismConclusionBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Clara Eroukhmanoff
• Assisted by: Emmanuel Pierre Guittet (Editor), Peter Lawler (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9781526128942
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-2894-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: New Approaches to Conflict Analysis; New Approaches to Conflict Ana
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education