Seminar: Forklarer radikal islamisme også radikale handlinger?

TIME: Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 10.00-12.00

VENUE: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, Strandgade 71, ground floor, Christianshavn, 1401 Copenhagen K

TIME: Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 10.00-12.00

VENUE: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, Strandgade 71, ground floor, Christianshavn, 1401 Copenhagen K

Why do segments of the Pakistani society increasingly share viewpoints with the Taliban while they simultaneously condemn acts of violence? How can we account for the disproportionality between individuals adhering to anti-democratic and radical Islamist ideology on one side and those among them that actually commit acts of terrorism on the other?

This seminar critically examines the role of radical ideologies in understanding radical behaviour and terrorism. In public and scholarly debates a simple causality between ideas and action is often implied and assumed, especially when it comes to understanding ‘Islamist violence’ and suggesting policy initiatives to prevent acts of terrorism.

Drawing on two different cases, trends in Pakistan society and Islamist environments in Denmark, the seminar will illuminate what we know about the link between Islamist rhetoric and radical behaviour.

Speakers:
David Hansen, Associate Professor, Bjørknes College, Oslo
Ann-Sophie Hemmingsen, Postdoc, DIIS
Mona Kanwal Sheikh, Postdoc, DIIS

Programme:

10.00-10.05: Introduction; Mona Kanwal Sheikh, Postdoc, DIIS

10.05-10.45: Radical Rhetoric, Moderate Behavior – a View from Pakistan; David Hansen, Associate Professor, Bjørknes College, Oslo

10.45-11.25: Ideology and Radicalization in Islamist Environments in Denmark; Ann-Sophie Hemmingsen, Postdoc, DIIS

11.25-12.00: Q & A

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Read more about the seminar and use the online registration form on website no later than Tuesday, 5 June at 12.00 noon.

Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.