Pedantic Semantics or Strategic Discourse? The Politics of Talking about Terrorism

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Sumpter, Cameron
• مؤلفون آخرون: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• التنسيق: Commentary
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2016
• الموضوعات: Country and Region Studies; Conflict and Stability; Southeast Asia and ASEAN; Terrorism Studies
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81347; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40779
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

The language chosen by leaders to discuss terrorism and extremism has the power to shape and (de)legitimise particular strategic responses. Politically incorrect discourse will only lead to politically incorrect decisions.