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- Terrorism definition: the unlawful use of violence or threats to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or government, with the goal of furthering political, social, or ideological objectives..
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4 days ago · Terrorism involves the use or threat of violence and seeks to create fear, not just within the direct victims but among a wide audience. The degree to which it relies on fear distinguishes terrorism from both conventional and guerrilla warfare.
- John Philip Jenkins
Sep 24, 2019 · Beginning with citations from the 1790s, terrorism was quite literally defined as (1) government by intimidation as directed and carried out by the party in power in France during the Revolution of 1989-94 and (2) policy intended to strike terror in those against whom it is adopted (Tilly, 2004: 8).
Defining Terrorism. Definitions of terrorism differ around the world. Policymakers consider differences depending on whether terrorist threats originate inside the country (domestic...
Feb 20, 2017 · Using the UK definition of terrorism as a case study, Part III argues that a single definitional approach to terrorism results in a ‘race to the bottom’, requiring the broadest possible definition in order to accommodate every possible scenario.
- Alan Greene
- 2017
Dec 28, 2015 · What is terrorism? Anne Rathbone and Charles K. Rowley quote the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary definition of terrorism as “the systemic employment of violence and intimidation to coerce a government or community into acceding to specific political demands.”
Nov 8, 2021 · Growing evidence shows right-wing terrorism is on the rise across Western Europe and the United States. Right-wing groups are becoming increasingly transnational, fueled by easy access to online technologies while drawing on global concerns and grievances, such as migration and climate change.
At the international level, an elementary legal consensus has emerged that terrorism is criminal violence intended to intimidate a population or coerce a government or an international organization; some national laws add an ulterior intention to pursue a political, religious, or ideological cause.
