EPISODE · Oct 21, 2021 · 37 MIN
Ep 2: Existing standard definitions of Terrorism and a look at its' History
from Concept Checker: the case of "terrorism" · host Francois Rolland
Existing definitions of terrorism are not unanimously identical, as we shall see here comparing a Webster from 1948, 1981 and 1997. The way in which the EU and the FBI define "terrorism" are also strikingly different. I discuss the difference in the approach to the concept. Finally, I give a overview of the history of the term and of the phenomenon it is supposed to describe. EU Law: EUR-Lex - 32002F0475 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu) US Definition of Terrorism: U.S.C. Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (govinfo.gov) New November 2020 FBI document regarding "domestic terrorism": Domestic Terrorism: Definitions, Terminology, and Methodology — FBI
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Existing definitions of terrorism are not unanimously identical, as we shall see here comparing a Webster from 1948, 1981 and 1997. The way in which the EU and the FBI define "terrorism" are also strikingly different. I discuss the difference in the approach to the concept. Finally, I give a overview of the history of the term and of the phenomenon it is supposed to describe. EU Law: EUR-Lex - 32002F0475 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu) US Definition of Terrorism: U.S.C. Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (govinfo.gov) New November 2020 FBI document regarding "domestic terrorism": Domestic Terrorism: Definitions, Terminology, and Methodology — FBI
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