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Political Sociology
 Create state of psychological or emotional
anxiety + fear
 Esp. for those who have nothing to
324 do with the terrorist actions/aims
o Create widespread fear + intimidation
 Victims chosen in way that their death/threat of their
death/physical harm places govt (and other structures)
Section 4: Power Beyond the under pressure to give way to prevent a more destructive
Rules result
 Recent/Important Terrorist Acts:
o 9/11(Twin Towers Bombing)
Note: These notes are compiled by my interpretation of the  Small group of terrorists creating major
respective readings as well as the audio slides provided by Dr L. situation
Heinecken o Boko Haram – Nigeria
o al Shabaab à shopping mall bombing (Kenya)
Lecture 17: Terrorism
 Mozambique
 Terrorism is a tactic used by a weak organisation to harm a
Reading: Crenshaw; Vasilenko stronger foe
o Terrorist excluded from established channels of
Terrorism:
political negotiation
 What is terrorism? o Used to force negotiation/compromise
o FEAR, HORROR inspired by violent means  State has responsibility of providing security to its citizens
o Political act beyond that of established political o When freedom & protection of citizens curtailed à
systems often public support to reach some kind of
 Does not exist within ules of society settlement
o Illegal use of violence against persons, property to  Terrorism is not only used by groups, but also by
intimate/coercion a govt/civilian population governments against their own people
(sectional or whole) to further political + social o Use of violence, generally without support of law,
objectives against individuals or groups
o Terrorist doesn’t actually have to detonate o E.g. Apartheid: Govt used terror tactics (calling ANC
bomb/kill anyone à must just demonstrate ability to Terrorists) to target them
do so

, Democracies are more vulnerable to terrorist attacks than
autoracies or totalitarian regimes.
o Why would this be the case?
 Democracies more vulnerable to COVID-19
than authoratrian/totalitarian states
 Secuirty forces generally not geared to
combat terrorist forces Classification of terrorism
 Authoratrian states geared to deal with
these type of actions
 Typical terrorist attackes (hijacking,
kidnapping,etc) have been difficult for dems
to detect – esp in the past
 Terror groupsabile to more readily
enter buildings/loactions, set
bombs, tc
 Privacy rights mean dems have less
surveillance opportunities
o (changing with increase in
terrorism across world)
 Totalitarian + Authoritarian govts can only survive when
using terror tactics against their own citizens by inciting fear
+ intimidation
o Many states have routinely employed terror against  Different types of terrorist actions
their citizens to force political will/compliance  Mass Terror: Apartheid state enforcing compliance
o Closer surveillance of their citizens o Organised/unorganised
 Terrorism is always a matter of definitions  Dynastic Terror: derail specific political process
o One person’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter  Random Terror: most typical/common
o Nelson mandela once labelled as a terrosit (under o Committed by individuals/groups
Apartheid) o Kill as many as possible à innocent civilians
o A actvist/freedom fighter/ someone fighting for  What are the conditions that lead to terrorism?
liberation/change against a state, will be considered
a terrorist to that state

, o Only occurs when all other avenues are closed off à  Signals that govt organisations need to take
a group sees the need for radical change in status these matters seriously
quo  Evokes pressure from citizens to handle the
 E.g. Apartheid: majority population didn’t terror situtation
have right to vote & peaceful means had o Serve as grounds for revolution
failed to bring about political change  Undermines govt authority
o Great dissatisfaction with policies of govt  Makes country ungovernable
 Demand usually to remove those in power o Demoralise security forces
o Last resort organization will embark on because of  Police and military
consequences s  E.g. Boko Haram in Nigeria & al Shabaab
o Used when unable to achieve mass mobalisation constantly attacking military bases
 Easier to embark on terrorist action where o Exhaust government
there is extreme state repression  Constantly having to deal with
 Acts of terror can also mobilise masses consequences of terrorist attacks
 Considerations in the use of terrorism, costs, and  Different tactics used by terrorists
advantages o Hostage taking
 Disadvantges  Affect govt choices
o Direct consequences  Hostages often killed
 Survival  Many govts often refuse to
o Increase alienation from population negotiate/bargain with terrorists
 When a terrorist organisation inflicts  Generally engage in armed rescue
indiscriminate violence in extremes attempt
 Terrorists need to choose tactic carefully o Bombings
o Elitist  Fear
 Leading struggle to the few > masses  Mass casualties
o Undermine mass action Harmful subsititue for mass  Roads, buildings
action – terrorists disconnected from those they are o Suicide attacks
fighting for  Fear
 Advantges  Mass casualties
o Place issues on agenda  Buildings, hotels, markets
 Attracts public ations through inflicting o Rocket and mortar attacks
violence  Against cities, settlements, military bases

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