Labelling and legitimization: justifying political violence in the Basque Country

This article focuses on the role of labelling in the discourse employed by the Left-Wing Nationalist movement in the Basque Country to legitimize the use of violence for political ends. The approach in this article goes beyond classic labelling theory. I demonstrate that radical Nationalists do not...

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1. VerfasserIn: van den Broek, Hans-Peter (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2017
In: Terrorism and political violence
Jahr: 2017, Band: 29, Heft: 1, Seiten: 119-136
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Basque Country
ETA
Labelling
Legitimization
Nationalism
Political Violence
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Zusammenfassung:This article focuses on the role of labelling in the discourse employed by the Left-Wing Nationalist movement in the Basque Country to legitimize the use of violence for political ends. The approach in this article goes beyond classic labelling theory. I demonstrate that radical Nationalists do not passively undergo their being labelled as deviants (fanatics, terrorists) by society, but develop counter-labels instead to define their opponents and re-label themselves.
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Published online: 22 Jul 2015
ISSN:1556-1836
DOI:10.1080/09546553.2014.995788