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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480894303321

Autore

Baker-Beall Christopher

Titolo

The European Union's fight against terrorism : Discourse, policies, identity / / Christopher Baker-Beall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, MI : , : Manchester University Press, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-5261-0082-7

1-5261-1529-8

1-5261-0081-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

363.325094

Soggetti

Terrorism - Prevention - International cooperation

Terrorism - Prevention - Government policy

Terrorism - Prevention - Government policy - European Union countries

Electronic books.

Europe European Union countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-197) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the language of the European Union's 'fight against terrorism' -- Investigating the language of EU counter-terrorism : analytical techniques -- Constructing the threat of terrorism in Western Europe and the European Union : a genealogy -- Constructing the 'terrorist' other : a 'new' and 'evolving' threat to the European Union -- Constructing the 'migrant' other : globalisation, securitisation and control -- Constructing the 'Muslim' other : preventing 'radicalisation', 'violent extremism' and 'terrorism' -- Conclusion : the 'fight against terrorism' discourse and the EU's emerging role as a holistic security actor.

Sommario/riassunto

This text presents a discourse analysis of the European Union's counter-terrorism policy and explores the societal effects of the 'fight against terrorism'.