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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Autor principal: van den Broek, Hans-Peter (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
En: Terrorism and political violence
Año: 2017, Volumen: 29, Número: 1, Páginas: 119-136
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Basque Country
ETA
Labelling
Legitimization
Nationalism
Political Violence
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Gesehen am 01.12.2023
Published online: 22 Jul 2015
ISSN:1556-1836
DOI:10.1080/09546553.2014.995788