Feminist perspectives on terrorism : critical approaches to security studies / Aleksandra Gasztold.
2020
JZ6405.W66 G379 2020eb
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Title
Feminist perspectives on terrorism : critical approaches to security studies / Aleksandra Gasztold.
ISBN
3030372340 (electronic book)
9783030372347 (electronic book)
9783030372330
3030372332
9783030372347 (electronic book)
9783030372330
3030372332
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Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
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English
Description
1 online resource (x, 155 pages) : illustrations.
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JZ6405.W66 G379 2020eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
303.6082
Summary
This book explores terrorism and security issues from feminist perspectives, putting gender and androcentrism at the heart of its analysis. It argues against traditional research approaches to political violence, and terrorism in particular, that are dominated by the "male-gaze" and individual stereotypes and perspectives, and that feminist approaches offer a fresh perspective on security research. Our current understanding of political violence is primarily based on the experiences of men, and as such, the challenge in terrorism and radicalization research is to demonstrate that women's studies on security and terrorism satisfy certain universal criteria. The author shows how a post-positivist approach can be useful in gaining insights into terrorism and violent extremism, and how to address these phenomena. The book presents theoretical foundations based on various feminist assumptions, and exposes the essence of feminism, its conceptual grid, gender variabilities and the developments in feminist thinking and theory. Furthermore, it discusses the trends in feminist epistemology, and explains female radicalization to terrorist activity, the specificity of female terrorism, and the roles of women in deradicalization processes, as well as their impact on counterterrorism policy. The book concludes that gender difference as a constitutive variable of social reality is of key importance in studies on terrorism and counterterrorism.
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Table of Contents
ch. 1. Introduction
ch. 2. The theoretical framework of feminism
ch. 3. Feminism and the question of security
ch. 4. Feminism and the problem of terrorism
ch. 5. The specificity of female terrorism
ch. 6. Feminist approaches to counter-terrorism
ch. 7. Conclusion.
ch. 2. The theoretical framework of feminism
ch. 3. Feminism and the question of security
ch. 4. Feminism and the problem of terrorism
ch. 5. The specificity of female terrorism
ch. 6. Feminist approaches to counter-terrorism
ch. 7. Conclusion.