Security, Identity, and British Counterterrorism Policy

Counterterrorism laws and policies have become a normalized fixture of security agendas across the globe. How do 'us/them' identity constructions contribute to the legitimizing strategies surrounding this development? The British case provides a historically-situated illustration which is of ongoing significance for security and insecurity today.

Kathryn Marie Fisher's Security, Identity, and British Counterterrorism Policy explores the interrelated connections of discourse, security, and identity construction in counterterrorism. The book provides a strong empirical analysis that traces the causal connectivity in explaining how counterterrorism law in the United Kingdom was shaped, legitimized, and normalized based on identity constructions. It provides a useful study about relational mechanisms that shape the securitization of counterterrorism. (Ryan Shaffer, Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 29 (5), 2017)

Autorentext
Kathryn Fisher is Assistant Professor at National Defense University's College of International Security Affairs, USA. She has previously taught at Ohio University, USA. Her publications include work in Critical Studies on Terrorism and Critical Perspectives on Counter-Terrorism.

Inhalt
PART I: SETTING THE SCENE

1. Counterterrorism, Identity, (In)security
2. Considering Contexts
3. To Identify Terrorism a Consequential Ambiguity
   PART II: A STORY OF BRITISH COUNTERTERRORISM AND IDENTITY
4. Preserving Peace and Maintaining Order, 1968-1978
5. Criminalizing Terrorism, 1979-1989
6. Shifting Legal Durability, 1990-1999
7. Amplifying 21st Century Exception, 2000-2006
8. A Plateau of Exceptionality, 2007-2011
   PART III: REFLECTING AND LOOKING AHEAD
9. (Starting) Conclusions