2004/01/01 by Alex P. Schmid · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #American Constitutional Law and Politics #Religion and Society Interactions #Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/09546550490483134
openalex publication_date 2004/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Terrorism has been situated—and thereby implicitly also defined—in various contexts such as crime, politics, war, propaganda and religion. Depending on which framework one chooses, certain aspects of terrorism get exposed while others are placed ‘outside the picture’ if only one framework is utilised. In this article five conceptual lenses are utilised: 1. terrorism as/and crime; 2. terrorism as/and politics; 3. terrorism as/and warfare; 4. terrorism as/and communication; and 5. terrorism as/and religious fundamentalism.