Selk, Veith (2011)
Angstpolitik. Terrorismus als politische Strategie.
In: Diskurs, 7 (1)
Artikel, Bibliographie
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
In the social sciences terrorism is often understood as a political strategy that is characterized by the use of violence to stoke fear. This article tries to analyse the symbolic logic behind this strategy and conceptualises terrorism as a mode of the politics of fear. The terrorist politics of fear aim to attack the nexus between protection and obedience which is fun-damental for modern structures of political domination. Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan is the symbol of this nexus: he is the monopolist of fear. Terro-rism is therefore analysed as a political strategy to undermine the belief in this symbol through acts of violence which cause fear.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2011 |
| Autor(en): | Selk, Veith |
| Art des Eintrags: | Bibliographie |
| Titel: | Angstpolitik. Terrorismus als politische Strategie |
| Sprache: | Deutsch |
| Publikationsjahr: | 2011 |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | Diskurs |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 7 |
| (Heft-)Nummer: | 1 |
| URL / URN: | http://www.diskurs-zeitschrift.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/10... |
| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | In the social sciences terrorism is often understood as a political strategy that is characterized by the use of violence to stoke fear. This article tries to analyse the symbolic logic behind this strategy and conceptualises terrorism as a mode of the politics of fear. The terrorist politics of fear aim to attack the nexus between protection and obedience which is fun-damental for modern structures of political domination. Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan is the symbol of this nexus: he is the monopolist of fear. Terro-rism is therefore analysed as a political strategy to undermine the belief in this symbol through acts of violence which cause fear. |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 02 Fachbereich Gesellschafts- und Geschichtswissenschaften 02 Fachbereich Gesellschafts- und Geschichtswissenschaften > Institut für Politikwissenschaft 02 Fachbereich Gesellschafts- und Geschichtswissenschaften > Institut für Politikwissenschaft > Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 22 Mai 2019 12:37 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 04 Feb 2020 08:33 |
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