SOC 425
Sociology of Terrorism
Winter 2022
Readings
- Scheffler, Samuel. 2006. “Is terrorism morally distinctive?” Journal of Political Philosophy, 14, 1: 1-17
- Moten, Abdul Rashid. 2010. ‘Understanding terrorism: contested concept, conflicting perspectives and shattering consequences,’ Intellectual Discourse, 18, 1: 35-63
- Tripathy, Jyotirmaya. 2010. “What is a terrorist?” International Journal of Cultural Studies, 13: 3, 219-234
- Etzioni, Amitai. 2011. “Terrorists: A distinct species”, Terrorism and Political Violence, 23: 1, 1 — 12
- Anderson, Kenneth. 2011. “Comments on Professor Etzioni's ‘Terrorists: A Distinct Species’”, Terrorism and Political Violence, 23: 1, 16 — 18
- Saul, Ben. 2005. ‘Definition of ‘‘Terrorism’’ in the UN Security Council: 1985–2004’, Chinese Journal of International Law, 4, 1: 141–166
- Münkler, Herfried. 2005. The New Wars. Cambridge: Polity. Chapters 1 and 5
- Crenshaw, Martha. 1987. ‘Theories of terrorism: Instrumental and organizational approaches,’ Journal of Strategic Studies, 10, 4: 13-31
- Baele, Stephane J.; Lewys Brace & Travis G. Coan (2019). ‘From “Incel” to “Saint”: Analyzing the violent worldview behind the 2018 Toronto attack’, Terrorism and Political Violence, DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2019.1638256
- Lauren Menzie (2020) ‘Stacys, Beckys, and Chads: the construction of femininity and hegemonic masculinity within incel rhetoric’, Psychology & Sexuality, DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2020.1806915
- Hoffman, Bruce, Jacob Ware & Ezra Shapiro (2020) Assessing the Threat of Incel
- Violence, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 43:7, 565-587
- Tomkinson, Sian; Tauel Harper & Katie Attwell. (2020). ‘Confronting Incel: exploring possible policy responses to misogynistic violent extremism’, Australian Journal of Political Science, 55:2, 152-169
- Witt, Taisto. (2020). ‘If i cannot have it, i will do everything i can to destroy it.' the canonization of Elliot Rodger: ‘Incel’ masculinities, secular sainthood, and justifications of ideological violence, Social Identities, 26:5, 675-689
- Cottee, Simon. (2021). ‘Incel (E)motives: Resentment, Shame and Revenge’, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 44:2, 93-114
- Dutta, Nandana. 2004. ‘The Face of the Other: Terror and the Return of Binarism,’ interventions, 6, 3: 431-540
- Dhamoon, Rita and Yasmeen Abu-Laban. 2009. Dangerous (internal) foreigners and nation-building: The case of Canada, International Political Science Review, 30, 2: 163-183
- Oriola, Temitope. 2009. ‘Counter-terrorism and alien justice: The case of security certificates in Canada’, Critical Studies on Terrorism, 2: 2: 257 — 274
- Michael, John. 2003. “Beyond Us and Them: Identity and Terror from an Arab-American’s Perspective.” South Atlantic Quarterly 102, 4: 701–28
- Harris, D. B., 2008. Is Canada losing the battle between liberty and security? In: A. Moens and M. Collacott, eds. Immigration policy and the terrorist threat in Canada and the United States. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 129–159
- Malet, David. 2015. “Foreign fighter mobilization and persistence in a global context,” Terrorism and Political Violence, 27, 3: 454 - 473
- Nilsson, Marco. 2015. “Foreign fighters and the radicalization of local jihad: Interview evidence from Swedish jihadists,” Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 38, 5: 343- 358
- Holman, Timothy. “Belgian and French foreign fighters in Iraq 2003-2005: A comparative case study,” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 38, 8: 603-621
- Mullins, Sam. 2010. Rehabilitation of Islamist terrorists: Lessons from criminology, Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, 3:3, 162-193
- Ariarajah, Wesley. 2003. Religion and Violence: A Protestant Christian Perspective Ecumenical Review, 55, 2: 136-143
- Sharpe, Tanya Telfair. 2000. ‘The Identity Christian Movement: Ideology of Domestic
- Terrorism’, Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 30, 4: 604-623
- Pratt, Douglas. 2010. 'Religion and Terrorism: Christian Fundamentalism and
- Extremism', Terrorism and Political Violence, 22: 3, 438 — 456
- Cimino, Richard. 2005. "No God in common:" American evangelical discourse on Islam After 9/11, Review of Religious Research, 47, 2: 162-174
- Sigmund, Paul E. 1991. Christianity and Violence: The Case of Liberation Theology Terrorism & Political Violence, 3, 4: 63-79
- Juergensmeyer, Mark. 1991. ‘Sacrifice and Cosmic War’, Terrorism & Political Violence, 3, 3: 101-117
- Fox, Jonathan. 2007. The Increasing Role of Religion in State Failure: 1960 to 2004 Terrorism and Political Violence, 19, 3: 395–414
- Marsden, George. 1991. Understanding Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans
- Kaplan, Jeffry amd Christopher Coplan. 2015. The Islamic State and the new tribalism,” Terrorism and Political Violence,” 27, 5: 926-969
- Oriola, Temitope B. and Olabanji Akinola. 2018. “Ideational dimensions of the Boko Haram phenomenon”. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 41, 8: 595-618
- Bruneau, Thomas. 2015. Impediments to fighting the Islamic State: Private contractors and US strategy,” Journal of Strategic Studies, DOI: 10.1080/01402390.2015.1065486
- Akinola, Olabanji. Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria: Between Islamic fundamentalism, politics and poverty, African Security, 8, 1: 1-29
- Marsili, Marco. 2015. The Islamic State: A clash within the Muslim civilization for the new Caliphate, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2015.1100010
- Osumah, Oarhe. 2013. Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria and the vicious cycle of internal insecurity, Small Wars & Insurgencies, 24:3, 536-560
- Oliver, Kelly. 2008. Women: The Secret Weapon of Modern Warfare? Hypatia, 23, 2: 1-16
- Speckhard, Anne. 2008. The Emergence of Female Suicide Terrorists, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 31:11, 995-1023
- Bhatia, Vandana and W. Andy Knight. 2011. Female Suicide Terrorism in South Asia: Comparing the Tamil Separatists and Kashmir Insurgents, South Asian Survey, 18, 1: 7-26. McKay, Susan. 2005. “Girls as “Weapons of Terror” in Northern Uganda and Sierra Leonean Rebel Fighting Forces." Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 28, 5: 385-397
- Sixta, Christine. 2008. The Illusive Third Wave: Are Female Terrorists the New “New Women” in Developing Societies? Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, 29, 2: 261-288
- Jacques, Karen. & Paul J. Taylor. 2009. Female Terrorism: A Review, Terrorism and Political Violence, 21:3, 499-515
- Gardner, Elizabeth. 2007. Is there method to the madness? Journalism Studies, 8:6, 909
- Dearing, Matthew P. 2010. “Like Red Tulips at Springtime: Understanding the Absence of Female Martyrs in Afghanistan”, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 33: 12, 1079 — 1103. Abu-Lughod, Lila. 2002. Do Muslim women really need saving? American Anthropologist 104, 3: 783–90
- Victor, Barbara. 2003. Army of roses: Inside the world of Palestinian women suicide bombers. St. Martin’s Press. New York
- Oliver, Kelly. 2007. Women as weapons of war: Iraq, sex, and the media. New York: Columbia University Press
- Ahmed, Leila. 1992. Women and gender in Islam. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press
- Sardarnia, Khalil and Rasoul Safizadeh. 2017. ‘The Internet and Its Potentials for Networking and Identity Seeking: A Study on ISIS’, Terrorism and Political Violence, DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2017.1341877
- Gaudette, Tiana; Ryan Scrivens & Vivek Venkatesh. 2020. ‘The Role of the Internet in Facilitating Violent Extremism: Insights from Former Right-Wing
- Extremists’, Terrorism and Political Violence, DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2020.1784147
- Klausen, Jytte. 2015. Tweeting the Jihad: Social Media Networks of Western Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 38:1, 1-22
- Kellner, Douglas. 2004. 9/11, ‘Spectacles of terror, and media manipulation A critique of Jihadist and Bush media politics’, Critical Discourse Studies, 1, 1: 41–64
- Opera, Journal for Cultural Research, 8, 4: 411-422
- Nacos, Brigitte Yaeli Bloch-Elkon, and Robert Y. Shapiro. 2008. Prevention of Terrorism in Post-9/11 America: News Coverage, Public Perceptions, and the Politics of Homeland Security, Terrorism and Political Violence, 20:1–25
Fall 2020
Readings
- Scheffler, Samuel. 2006. “Is terrorism morally distinctive?” Journal of Political Philosophy, 14, 1: 1-17
- Moten, Abdul Rashid. 2010. ‘Understanding terrorism: contested concept, conflicting perspectives and shattering consequences,’ Intellectual Discourse, 18, 1: 35-63
- Tripathy, Jyotirmaya. 2010. “What is a terrorist?” International Journal of Cultural Studies, 13: 3, 219-234
- Etzioni, Amitai. 2011. “Terrorists: A distinct species”, Terrorism and Political Violence, 23: 1, 1 — 12
- Anderson, Kenneth. 2011. “Comments on Professor Etzioni's ‘Terrorists: A Distinct Species’”, Terrorism and Political Violence, 23: 1, 16 — 18
- Saul, Ben. 2005. ‘Definition of ‘‘Terrorism’’ in the UN Security Council: 1985–2004’, Chinese Journal of International Law, 4, 1: 141–166
- Münkler, Herfried. 2005. The New Wars. Cambridge: Polity. Chapters 1 and 5
- Crenshaw, Martha. 1987. ‘Theories of terrorism: Instrumental and organizational approaches,’ Journal of Strategic Studies, 10, 4: 13-31
- Dutta, Nandana. 2004. ‘The Face of the Other: Terror and the Return of Binarism,’ interventions, 6, 3: 431-540
- Dhamoon, Rita and Yasmeen Abu-Laban. 2009. Dangerous (internal) foreigners and nation-building: The case of Canada, International Political Science Review, 30, 2: 163-183
- Oriola, Temitope. 2009. ‘Counter-terrorism and alien justice: The case of security certificates in Canada’, Critical Studies on Terrorism, 2: 2: 257 — 274
- Michael, John. 2003. “Beyond Us and Them: Identity and Terror from an Arab-American’s Perspective.” South Atlantic Quarterly 102, 4: 701–28
- Harris, D. B., 2008. Is Canada losing the battle between liberty and security? In: A. Moens and M. Collacott, eds. Immigration policy and the terrorist threat in Canada and the United States. Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 129–159
- Malet, David. 2015. “Foreign fighter mobilization and persistence in a global context,” Terrorism and Political Violence, 27, 3: 454 - 473
- Nilsson, Marco. 2015. “Foreign fighters and the radicalization of local jihad: Interview evidence from Swedish jihadists,” Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 38, 5: 343- 358
- Holman, Timothy. “Belgian and French foreign fighters in Iraq 2003-2005: A comparative case study,” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 38, 8: 603-621
- Mullins, Sam. 2010. Rehabilitation of Islamist terrorists: Lessons from criminology, Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, 3:3, 162-193
- Ariarajah, Wesley. 2003. Religion and Violence: A Protestant Christian Perspective Ecumenical Review, 55, 2: 136-143
- Sharpe, Tanya Telfair. 2000. ‘The Identity Christian Movement: Ideology of Domestic
- Terrorism’, Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 30, 4: 604-623
- Pratt, Douglas. 2010. 'Religion and Terrorism: Christian Fundamentalism and
- Extremism', Terrorism and Political Violence, 22: 3, 438 — 456
- Cimino, Richard. 2005. "No God in common:" American evangelical discourse on Islam After 9/11, Review of Religious Research, 47, 2: 162-174
- Sigmund, Paul E. 1991. Christianity and Violence: The Case of Liberation Theology Terrorism & Political Violence, 3, 4: 63-79
- Juergensmeyer, Mark. 1991. ‘Sacrifice and Cosmic War’, Terrorism & Political Violence, 3, 3: 101-117
- Fox, Jonathan. 2007. The Increasing Role of Religion in State Failure: 1960 to 2004 Terrorism and Political Violence, 19, 3: 395–414
- Marsden, George. 1991. Understanding Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans
- Motha, Stewart. 2009. Liberal Cults, Suicide Bombers, and other Theological Dilemmas,
- Law, Culture and the Humanities, 5: 228–246
- Piazza, James A. 2009. Is Islamist Terrorism More Dangerous?: An Empirical Study of Group Ideology, Organization, and Goal Structure, Terrorism & Political Violence, 21, 1: 62-88
- Gunaratna, Rohan and Oreg, Aviv. 2010. “Al Qaeda's Organizational Structure and its Evolution”, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 33: 12, 1043 — 1078
- Saggar, Shamit. 2009. Boomerangs and Slingshots: Radical Islamism and Counter Terrorism Strategy, Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies, 35, 3: 381-402
- Rashid, A. 2002. Jihad. The rise of militant Islam in central Asia. New Haven: Yale University Press
- Kepel, G. 2002. Jihad. The trail of political Islam. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press
- Kaplan, Jeffry amd Christopher Coplan. 2015. The Islamic State and the new tribalism,” Terrorism and Political Violence,” 27, 5: 926-969
- Oriola, Temitope B. and Olabanji Akinola. 2018. “Ideational dimensions of the Boko Haram phenomenon”. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 41, 8: 595-618
- Bruneau, Thomas. 2015. Impediments to fighting the Islamic State: Private contractors and US strategy,” Journal of Strategic Studies, DOI: 10.1080/01402390.2015.1065486
- Akinola, Olabanji. Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria: Between Islamic fundamentalism, politics and poverty, African Security, 8, 1: 1-29
- Marsili, Marco. 2015. The Islamic State: A clash within the Muslim civilization for the new Caliphate, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2015.1100010
- Osumah, Oarhe. 2013. Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria and the vicious cycle of internal insecurity, Small Wars & Insurgencies, 24:3, 536-560
- Oliver, Kelly. 2008. Women: The Secret Weapon of Modern Warfare? Hypatia, 23, 2: 1-16
- Speckhard, Anne. 2008. The Emergence of Female Suicide Terrorists, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 31:11, 995-1023
- Hoffman, Bruce, Jacob Ware & Ezra Shapiro (2020) Assessing the Threat of Incel
- Violence, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 43:7, 565-587
- Bhatia, Vandana and W. Andy Knight. 2011. Female Suicide Terrorism in South Asia: Comparing the Tamil Separatists and Kashmir Insurgents, South Asian Survey, 18, 1: 7-26. McKay, Susan. 2005. “Girls as “Weapons of Terror” in Northern Uganda and Sierra Leonean Rebel Fighting Forces." Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 28, 5: 385-397
- Sixta, Christine. 2008. The Illusive Third Wave: Are Female Terrorists the New “New Women” in Developing Societies? Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, 29, 2: 261-288
- Jacques, Karen. & Paul J. Taylor. 2009. Female Terrorism: A Review, Terrorism and Political Violence, 21:3, 499-515
- Gardner, Elizabeth. 2007. Is there method to the madness? Journalism Studies, 8:6, 909
- Dearing, Matthew P. 2010. “Like Red Tulips at Springtime: Understanding the Absence of Female Martyrs in Afghanistan”, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 33: 12, 1079 — 1103. Abu-Lughod, Lila. 2002. Do Muslim women really need saving? American Anthropologist 104, 3: 783–90
- Victor, Barbara. 2003. Army of roses: Inside the world of Palestinian women suicide bombers. St. Martin’s Press. New York
- Oliver, Kelly. 2007. Women as weapons of war: Iraq, sex, and the media. New York: Columbia University Press
- Ahmed, Leila. 1992. Women and gender in Islam. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press
- Sardarnia, Khalil and Rasoul Safizadeh. 2017. ‘The Internet and Its Potentials for Networking and Identity Seeking: A Study on ISIS’, Terrorism and Political Violence, DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2017.1341877
- Gaudette, Tiana; Ryan Scrivens & Vivek Venkatesh. 2020. ‘The Role of the Internet in Facilitating Violent Extremism: Insights from Former Right-Wing
- Extremists’, Terrorism and Political Violence, DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2020.1784147
- Klausen, Jytte. 2015. Tweeting the Jihad: Social Media Networks of Western Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 38:1, 1-22
- Kellner, Douglas. 2004. 9/11, ‘Spectacles of terror, and media manipulation A critique of Jihadist and Bush media politics’, Critical Discourse Studies, 1, 1: 41–64
- Opera, Journal for Cultural Research, 8, 4: 411-422
- Nacos, Brigitte Yaeli Bloch-Elkon, and Robert Y. Shapiro. 2008. Prevention of Terrorism in Post-9/11 America: News Coverage, Public Perceptions, and the Politics of Homeland Security, Terrorism and Political Violence, 20:1–25
- Abufarha, Nasser. 2009. The making of a human bomb: An ethnography of Palestinian resistance. Duke University Press
- Asad, Tala. 2007. On suicide bombing. New York: Columbia University Press
- Benjamin, Medea. 2013. Drone warfare: Killing by remote control. London: Verso
- Hanse, Stig Jerle. 2013. Al Shabaab in Somalia: The history and ideology of a Militant Islamist Group, 2005-2012. New York: Oxford University Press
- Hassan, Riaz. 2011. Life as a weapon: The global rise of suicide bombings. Milton Park, Abington: Routledge
- Oriola, Temitope B. 2016 [orig. 2013]. Criminal Resistance? The politics of kidnapping oil workers. London & New York: Routledge
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- 2020-Fall-SOC-425-SEMINAR-A1 ↗2020
- 2022-Winter-SOC-425-SEMINAR-B1 ↗2022
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- No textbook required according to this source. Partial automated extraction.