RT Article
T1 Building “terrorism studies” as an interdisciplinary space: addressing recurring issues in the study of terrorism
JF Terrorism and political violence
VO 32
IS 5
SP 1091
OP 1105
A1 Youngman, Mark
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1831823721
AB Over the years, there have been many debates regarding the state of research into terrorism and whether “terrorism studies” constitutes an academic discipline in its own right. Such reflections, coupled with the natural evolution of what is still a relatively new area of research, have arguably led to significant improvements in quality and rigour. At the same time, the status of terrorism studies itself remains somewhat ambiguous: it is both discussed as a distinct field and simultaneously evades criticism by pointing to the difficulties of defining its boundaries. There are undoubtedly a number of advantages to forming a separate discipline, which would go some way to helping the field address some of the recurring problems that terrorism research faces. However, this article ultimately argues that scholars are better served by deliberately moving in the other direction and developing the field as a space for interdisciplinary engagement.
NO Gesehen am 23.01.2023
NO Published online: 09 Oct 2018
K1 Terrorism studies
K1 Ethics
K1 Insurgency
K1 critical terrorism studies
K1 policy engagement
K1 Methodology
K1 Fieldwork
DO 10.1080/09546553.2018.1520702