The Normalisation of Exceptional Counterterrorism Powers: Framing The Terrorist Threat in France

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Marine Guéguin

The Normalisation of Exceptional Counterterrorism Powers

Framing The Terrorist Threat in France

Marine Guéguin

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English

Routledge
30 June 2025

Terrorism, armed struggle; Warfare & defence

Series: Routledge Critical Terrorism Studies

This book investigates the framing of the terrorist threat in France from 2015 to 2020 as an ‘exceptional’ challenge which requires a ‘special’ public security response.

The book examines how French political actors framed the terrorist threat in French political discourse from an exceptional challenge to a permanent, routine threat. It provides an in-depth critical discourse analysis of the French political narratives surrounding the activation of the ‘état d’urgence’ (state of emergency) following the 2015 Charlie Hebdo and Paris terrorist attacks, and traces this narrative until 2020. The study explores the securitisation-desecuritisation framework, showing how the normalisation of emergency powers reflects the ongoing (re)construction of terrorism within French political contexts. The work demonstrates the importance of threat framing and the securitisation of terrorism by considering the colonial legacies embedded in French counterterrorism (CT) policies. By investigating the intersection of CT political discourse, temporality, and colonial continuity, the book challenges traditional notions of exceptionalism in securitisation. It argues that the routinisation of counterterrorism measures highlights the impossibility of fully desecuritising terrorism (re-establishing the status quo), revealing how these measures are deeply rooted in France’s colonial past.

This book will be of interest to students of Terrorism Studies, Critical Security Studies, French politics, and International Relations.

By: Marine Guéguin
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 650g
ISBN: 9781032670560
ISBN 10: 1032670568
Series: Routledge Critical Terrorism Studies
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 June 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Chapter 1: Critical Terrorism Studies as a Field of Research Chapter 2: The Securitisation Theoretical Framework Chapter 3: The Politically Constructed and Securitised Terrorist ‘Other’ Post-Charlie Hebdo Attacks Chapter 4: The Label of ‘guerre contre le terrorisme’: The Progressive Securitisation of the Unprecedented Terrorist Threat Chapter 5: The Terrorist Threat Post-Paris Attacks: From a Three-month Application of Exceptional Powers Conclusion

Marine Guéguin is a Lecturer in Security Studies and International Relations at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Her research focuses on terrorism and counterterrorism in France, as well as the legacies of colonialism in these practices, both domestically and internationally. In 2025, she published an article in the Journal of Critical Studies on Terrorism titled ‘French normalisation of exceptional powers as a response to terrorism post-Paris attacks’.