TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schmid,Alex P.
AU  - de Graaf,Beatrice
TI  - Terrorists on Trial: A Performative Perspective 
SN  - 9789087283285
PB  - Leiden University Press
KW  - Political Science / Terrorism
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Political science
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Access copy available to the general public
N2  - Terrorism trials are an exceptional opportunity for better understanding and, hence, countering terrorism, since they are often the only place where most if not all of the actors of a terrorist incident meet again, and where the media report and broadcast their respective accounts. Seeing terrorism trials as a stage where legal instruments are used (and abused) to argue the validity of contested political constructs, this study presents a performative perspective to draw attention to the mechanisms and effects of terrorism trials in and outside the courtroom. With a special focus on how the power of these performances may in turn shape new narratives of justice and/or injustice, it offers vital insights into terrorism trials directed involving different types of terrorism suspects, from left-wing to ethno-nationalist and jihadist terrorists, in Spain, Russia, Germany, the Netherlands, and the US
UR  - https://openresearchlibrary.org/content/873c8838-71b4-44ec-ba3e-2ec1e49943f6
ER  -