Methodologies in Critical Terrorism Studies - Gaps and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

This interdisciplinary book presents an intervention into methodological practices in the subfield of Critical Terrorism Studies, and features established and early career scholars.

List of contents

Introduction: Methodological Plurality and Reflexivity Part One: The Field of Critical Terrorism Studies and Violence 1. Calibrating Violences in Critical Terrorism Studies 2. "Terrorism" as Abjection: Queering/Abolishing Critical Terrorism Studies 3. A Decolonial Mission for Critical Terrorism Studies: Interrogating the Gendered Coloniality and Colonial Function of the Dominant Discourse on Terrorism. Part Two: The Eurocentricity of Critical Terrorism Studies and Global South Approaches 4. Postcolonial Spaces and Critical Terrorism Studies: Towards a Dialogic Research Agenda 5. Cannibalising the Visual in Critical Terrorism Studies: A Counter-Visuality of the 01/08 Anti-democratic Attacks in Brazil 6. Indigenous Voice in Tackling Violent Extremism in Kenya: Coloniality and Exclusion of African Women Part Three: Bridging Disciplinary and Methodological Gaps in Critical Terrorism Studies 7. Going beyond the State-Centrism of Critical Terrorism Studies: Studying Counterterrorism as Contestation across Political Parties 8. Bringing in New Voices: Non-English Linguistic Corpora and Critical Terrorism Studies 9. Rethinking Methodologies in Critical Terrorism Studies: A Mixed-Method Randomised Control Trial Study on Community Reintegration of Former Boko Haram Members in Nigeria

About the author

Alice Finden is Assistant Professor in International Politics at Durham University, UK.
Carlos Yebra López is a lecturer at University College London, UK
Tarela Ike is a Senior Visiting Fellow at Coal City University, Nigeria.
Ugo Gaudino works as a Guest Teacher at the London School of Economics and as a lecturer at Kingston University.
Samwel Oando is a Research Associate at the Institute for the Study of African Realities (ISAR) of the Africa International University (AIU), Kenya.

Product details

• Authors: Alice E. (Durham University Finden
• Assisted by: Alice E. Finden (Editor), Ugo Gaudino (Editor), Tarela Ike (Editor), Samwel Oando (Editor), Carlos Yebra López (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032469591
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3246959-1
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Routledge Critical Terrorism Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Warfare & defence, Terrorism, armed struggle, Warfare and defence, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics