To call or not to call it terrorism: public debate on ideologically-motivated acts of violence in Finland, 1991-2015

This article looks at how domestic acts of ideologically-motivated violence have been treated in Finnish public discussion with a particular focus on how the word “terrorism” has and has not been used to characterize such incidents. The work demonstrates that Finnish public debate has, with certain...

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Authors: Malkki, Leena (Author) ; Sallamaa, Daniel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2018, Volume: 30, Issue: 5, Pages: 862-881
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