The remote securitisation of Islam in the US post-9/11: euphemisation, metaphors and the “logic of expected consequences” in counter-radicalisation discourse

Journal article


Eroukhmanoff, C (2015). The remote securitisation of Islam in the US post-9/11: euphemisation, metaphors and the “logic of expected consequences” in counter-radicalisation discourse. Critical Studies on Terrorism. 8 (2), pp. 246-265. https://doi.org/10.1080/17539153.2015.1053747
AuthorsEroukhmanoff, C
Abstract

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. This article critically analyses the securitisation of Islam post-9/11 in the US and argues that this securitisation is a remote securitisation whereby the securitisers – the security practitioners – are placed at a distance from the securitisees – the Muslim community. This is achieved through two processes of security practice: linguistically by euphemising language and using metaphors, and analytically by understanding radicalisation through a rationalist perspective, which follows the “logic of expected consequences”. This article further problematises the rationalist view of radicalisation in the counterterrorism sector in the US and concludes by introducing a Bourdieusan concept of relationality to critical counter-radicalisation studies.

Keywords1602 Criminology
Year2015
JournalCritical Studies on Terrorism
Journal citation8 (2), pp. 246-265
PublisherRoutledge (Taylor & Francis Group)
ISSN1753-9153
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/17539153.2015.1053747
Publication dates
Print30 Jun 2015
Publication process dates
Deposited12 Oct 2017
Accepted15 May 2015
Accepted author manuscript
License
File Access Level
Open
Permalink -

https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/8767w

Download files


Accepted author manuscript
Clara Eroukhmanoff - Remote securitisation CTS.docx
License: CC BY 4.0
File access level: Open

  • 191
    total views
  • 148
    total downloads
  • 3
    views this month
  • 2
    downloads this month

Export as

Related outputs

Feminist policymaking in turbulent times: critical perspectives
Eroukhmanoff, C., Caballero Sosa, L/, Céspedes, L., Jaramillo Ruiz, L., Nielsen, R., Robinson, F., Singh Rathore, K., Wright, K.A.M., Kebaïli, S., Bergman Rosamond, A., Tamang, D., Thomson, J., Partis-Jennings, H.,, Minorities of Peace and Security, Saalbrink, R., Othim, C., Kula, T. and Haastrup, T. Eroukhmanoff, C. (ed.) (2024). Feminist policymaking in turbulent times: critical perspectives. Routledge Routledge.
Emotions
Eroukhmanoff, C., Head, N. and Beattie, A. (2024). Emotions. in: Shepherd, L., Crilley, R., Wilkinson, C., Fishel, S. and Manchanda, N. (ed.) Thinking World Politics Otherwise Oxford University Press (OUP).
A gendered analysis of US decline: a cautionary tale
Eroukhmanoff, C. (2024). A gendered analysis of US decline: a cautionary tale. International Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/00471178241229372
Troubling French Feminist Diplomacy with the National Context
Eroukhmanoff, C. (2024). Troubling French Feminist Diplomacy with the National Context. in: Eroukhmanoff, C. and Partis-Jennings, H. (ed.) Feminist Policymaking in Turbulent Times: Critical Perspectives Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group). pp. 1-24
Keir Starmer’s chance to sparkle: Labour leader finally puts his working class credentials to work for him
Eroukhmanoff, C. and Prior, A. (2023). Keir Starmer’s chance to sparkle: Labour leader finally puts his working class credentials to work for him. The Conversation The Conversation.
Political leaders need a grand narrative – Rishi Sunak’s is a story of decline
Eroukhmanoff, C. and Prior, A. (2023). Political leaders need a grand narrative – Rishi Sunak’s is a story of decline. The Conversation.
Introduction: Constructing and Contesting Victimhood in Global Politics
Eroukhmanoff, C. and Wedderburn, A. (2022). Introduction: Constructing and Contesting Victimhood in Global Politics. Polity. https://doi.org/10.1086/721562
Introduction: Interrogating the ‘everyday’ politics of emotions in international relations
Beattie, AR, Eroukhmanoff, C and Head, N (2019). Introduction: Interrogating the ‘everyday’ politics of emotions in international relations. Journal of International Political Theory. 15 (2), pp. 136-147. https://doi.org/10.1177/1755088219830428
Responding to terrorism with peace, love and solidarity: ‘Je suis Charlie’, ‘Peace’ and ‘I Heart MCR’
Eroukhmanoff, C (2019). Responding to terrorism with peace, love and solidarity: ‘Je suis Charlie’, ‘Peace’ and ‘I Heart MCR’. Journal of International Political Theory. 15 (2), pp. 167-187. https://doi.org/10.1177/1755088219829884
The securitisation of Islam: covert racism and affect in the US post-9/11
Eroukhmanoff, C (2019). The securitisation of Islam: covert racism and affect in the US post-9/11. Manchester Manchester University Press.
Scholars’ agency in securitisation: a leap forward
Eroukhmanoff, C (2015). Scholars’ agency in securitisation: a leap forward. The Duck of Minerva [blog].
‘It’s not a Muslim ban!’ Indirect speech acts and the securitisation of Islam in the United States post-9/11
Eroukhmanoff, C (2018). ‘It’s not a Muslim ban!’ Indirect speech acts and the securitisation of Islam in the United States post-9/11. Global Discourse / Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought. 8 (1), pp. 5-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/23269995.2018.1439873
Securing diplomacy in the war on terrorism: a critical perspective
Eroukhmanoff, C (2018). Securing diplomacy in the war on terrorism: a critical perspective. in: Cusumano, E and Kinsey, C (ed.) Diplomatic Security Stanford Stanford University Press.
Securitisation Theory
Eroukhmanoff, C (2017). Securitisation Theory. in: Stephen McGlinchey, SM, Rosie Walters, RW and Christian Scheinpflug, CS (ed.) International Relations Theory Bristol E-International Relations.
Emotions and Time: Approaching Emotions through a Fusion of Horizons
Eroukhmanoff, C and Teles Fazendeiro, BTF (2017). Emotions and Time: Approaching Emotions through a Fusion of Horizons. in: Sangar, ES and Clement, MC (ed.) Researching emotions in International Relations: Methodological perspectives for a new paradigm Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 255-276
A Feminist Reading of Foreign Policy under Trump: Mother of All Bombs, Wall, and the “Locker Room Banter”
Eroukhmanoff, C (2017). A Feminist Reading of Foreign Policy under Trump: Mother of All Bombs, Wall, and the “Locker Room Banter”. Critical Studies on Security. 5 (3). https://doi.org/10.1080/21624887.2017.1355156
100 Days of Trump: Security and Foreign Policy Implications
Bentley, M, Eroukhmanoff, C and Hackett, U (2017). 100 Days of Trump: Security and Foreign Policy Implications. Critical Studies on Security. 5 (3), pp. 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1080/21624887.2017.1355153
A Critical Contribution to the “Security-Religion” Nexus: Going Beyond the Analytical
Eroukhmanoff, C (2016). A Critical Contribution to the “Security-Religion” Nexus: Going Beyond the Analytical. International Studies Review. 18 (2), pp. 366-378. https://doi.org/10.1093/isr/viw008