RT Book
T1 Mediatised terrorism: east-west narratives of risk
T2 Routledge critical terrorism studies
A1 Ali, Saira
LA English
PP London New York
PB Routledge
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1811738974
AB "This book offers an East-West comparative analysis of mediatised terrorism. This is the first country-specific analysis of the mediatisation of terrorism, with Pakistan and Australia representing the two worlds, respectively. Caught up in the '9/11 effect', Australia is known for its anti-terror 'hyper-legislation', despite the implausible nature of the threat. In contrast, Pakistan is plagued by terrorism, yet the military establishment favours a duplicitous policy of fighting militant groups selectively. To understand how the two diverse cultural sites, with their very different experiences of terrorism, make sense of this unpredictable threat, the book uses Beck's World Risk Society theory as a conceptual framework to examine the production and construction of news narratives around the risk of terrorism in both countries through textual analysis of local news stories and in-depth interviews with Australian and Pakistani journalists. Narratives about 'global terrorism' are mostly 'Western', with fear of its impact on 'Western' democracy and civilisation. This book aims to fill the gap and present a nuanced understanding of global terrorism by examining the characteristics of the phenomenon in a Western as well as an Eastern location and the ways in which the risk of terrorism is being played out in the two worlds. This book will be of much interest to students of critical terrorism studies, media studies, Asia-Pacific politics, and International Relations"--
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 241-267
CN PN4784.T45
SN 9781032257273
SN 9781032257297
K1 Terrorism : Press coverage : Australia
K1 Terrorism : Press coverage : Pakistan
K1 Terrorism and mass media : Australia
K1 Terrorism and mass media : Pakistan
K1 Mass Media : Political aspects : Australia
K1 Mass Media : Political aspects : Pakistan
K1 East and West
K1 Hochschulschrift
K1 Australien : Pakistan : Terrorismus : Berichterstattung : Textanalyse : Kulturvergleich