Terrorism, Talking and Transformation

A Critical Approach

Harmonie Toros (University of Kent, UK)

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Routledge
17 February 2012

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Political control & freedoms; Terrorism, armed struggle

Series: Routledge Critical Terrorism Studies

"Using rare field research, this book investigates whether and how talking may transform terrorist violence.

Given the failings of today's dominant counterterrorism strategy, is talking a viable policy option to transform conflicts marked by terrorist violence? This book examines the reasons why ""negotiating with terrorists"" is so often shunned by decision-makers and scholars as a policy response, concluding that such objections are primarily based on a realist and statist understanding of terrorism that has dominated the field so far.

Based on interviews with top rebel and military commanders in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao and interviewing key actors in Northern Ireland, Terrorism, Talking and Transformation investigates how talking may contribute to the transformation of conflicts marked by terrorist violence. The result of this analysis is a theoretically grounded, empirically recognizable and emancipation oriented framework that can be used to investigate the potential of talking in transforming not only terrorist (and counterterrorist) violence, but also the underlying structural violence that often surrounds it. This book will be of much interest to students in the fields of terrorism studies, security studies, Southeast Asian studies, conflict resolution/transformation and IR in general, and of use to practitioners in the field."

By: Harmonie Toros (University of Kent UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 630g
ISBN: 9780415683920
ISBN 10: 0415683920
Series: Routledge Critical Terrorism Studies
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 17 February 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Harmonie Toros is lecturer in International Conflict Analysis at the University of Kent. After covering international security and terrorism as a reporter for major international news agencies for nearly 10 years, she returned to academia to complete a PhD at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Reviews for Terrorism, Talking and Transformation: A Critical Approach

Driven by the need to find less harmful methods to engage with terrorism, this book makes a valuable contribution to the literature on the use of dialogue to resolve violent conflict... its measured approach provides both a strong theoretical grounding and robust evidence for a position that will be shared by many mediators on the ground, and support for a less arrogant approach to dialogue aimed at conflict transformation. - Marie Breen-Smyth, University of Surrey, UK