Selk, Veith (2011)
Angstpolitik. Terrorismus als politische Strategie.
In: Diskurs, 7 (1)
Article, Bibliographie
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.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2011 |
| Creators: | Selk, Veith |
| Type of entry: | Bibliographie |
| Title: | Angstpolitik. Terrorismus als politische Strategie |
| Language: | German |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Diskurs |
| Volume of the journal: | 7 |
| Issue Number: | 1 |
| URL / URN: | http://www.diskurs-zeitschrift.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/10... |
| 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. |
| Divisions: | 02 Department of History and Social Science 02 Department of History and Social Science > Institute of Political Science 02 Department of History and Social Science > Institute of Political Science > Political Theory and History of Ideas |
| Date Deposited: | 22 May 2019 12:37 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Feb 2020 08:33 |
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