1st Edition
Cultures of Counterterrorism French and Italian Responses to Terrorism after 9/11
By Silvia D'Amato
Copyright 2019
280 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
280 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book investigates counterterrorism responses from a strategic-culturalist perspective, focusing on France and Italy in the post-9/11 era. Terrorism occupies a predominant space within contemporary political debate across all European countries. Recent attacks in Europe have raised many questions about the status of counterterrorism structures within European countries, revealing a wide... Read more
Part I 1.Introduction 2. Dealing with terrorism: perspectives, questions, and the role of cultural factors Part II 3. France and terrorism: history and policy solutions of a long-standing transnational threat 4. France and strategic culture: a demonstrative politics against terrorism Part III 5. Italy and terrorism: the history of an ambitious safe-approach 6. Italy and strategic culture: multilateral forces and a human regard in counterterrorism Part IV 7. A culturally shaped counterterrorism? 8. Conclusions
Biography
Silvia D’Amato is currently the Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute and adjunct faculty at the James Madison University ( Florence Campus). She has a PhD from the Institute of Humanities and Social Science of the Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy.
