Security After the Unthinkable

Terror and Disenchantment in Norway

J. Peter Burgess

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Manchester University Press
05 June 2024

European history; Violence in society; Political science & theory; Terrorism, armed struggle

Series: New Approaches to Conflict Analysis

This book builds a theoretical perspective for explaining what security remains after the security event. It studies in detail the evolution of security thinking before, during and after the 2011 terrorist attack in Utøya and Oslo, Norway, tracking the political discourse and the institutional reactions in order to form a theory of ‘terror and disenchantment’. It develops a general theory of security that contributes to ongoing debates on non-military security, asymmetric warfare, ontological security and human security. It revisits the nature of terrorism, the sense of its practice and re-conceptualises the way practice of counter- and anti-terrorism are embedded in social, cultural and national consciousness.

By: J. Peter Burgess
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 416g
ISBN: 9781526180063
ISBN 10: 1526180065
Series: New Approaches to Conflict Analysis
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 05 June 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

J. Peter Burgess is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Chair in Geopolitics of Risk at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris -- .