The Normalisation of Exceptional Counterterrorism Powers
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-67056-0 (ISBN)
The book examines how French political actors framed the terrorist threat in French political discourse from an exceptional challenge to a permanent, routine threat. It provides an in-depth critical discourse analysis of the French political narratives surrounding the activation of the ‘état d’urgence’ (state of emergency) following the 2015 Charlie Hebdo and Paris terrorist attacks, and traces this narrative until 2020. The study explores the securitisation-desecuritisation framework, showing how the normalisation of emergency powers reflects the ongoing (re)construction of terrorism within French political contexts. The work demonstrates the importance of threat framing and the securitisation of terrorism by considering the colonial legacies embedded in French counterterrorism (CT) policies. By investigating the intersection of CT political discourse, temporality, and colonial continuity, the book challenges traditional notions of exceptionalism in securitisation. It argues that the routinisation of counterterrorism measures highlights the impossibility of fully desecuritising terrorism (re-establishing the status quo), revealing how these measures are deeply rooted in France’s colonial past.
This book will be of interest to students of Terrorism Studies, Critical Security Studies, French politics, and International Relations.
Marine Guéguin is a Lecturer in Security Studies and International Relations at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Her research focuses on terrorism and counterterrorism in France, as well as the legacies of colonialism in these practices, both domestically and internationally. In 2025, she published an article in the Journal of Critical Studies on Terrorism titled ‘French normalisation of exceptional powers as a response to terrorism post-Paris attacks’.
Introduction
1 Critical Terrorism Studies as a field of research
2 The securitisation theoretical framework
3 The politically constructed and securitised terrorist ‘other’ post-Charlie Hebdo attacks
4 The label of ‘guerre contre le terrorisme’: The progressive securitisation of the unprecedented terrorist threat
5 The terrorist threat post-Paris attacks: From a three-month application of exceptional powers to its normalisation
Conclusion
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.05.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Critical Terrorism Studies |
| Zusatzinfo | 13 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 650 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-67056-8 / 1032670568 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-67056-0 / 9781032670560 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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