Seminar: At genkende terrorisme

TIME: Tuesday, 22 May, 14 – 16

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

The terrorism that is apt to make news is high profile and spectacular. But low profile terrorism has at least as many victims, spread out in time and space, and they suffer at least equally devastating harms.

TIME: Tuesday, 22 May, 14 – 16

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

The terrorism that is apt to make news is high profile and spectacular. But low profile terrorism has at least as many victims, spread out in time and space, and they suffer at least equally devastating harms.

“Low profile terrorism” includes such things as drive-by shootings, witness intimidation, intimidation by oppressive governments, much civilian rape and martial rape, stalking, and intimate relationship violence.

By examining two models of terrorism, the coercion model and the group target model, Claudia Card argues for an expansion of our paradigms of terrorism beyond the high profile cases and without diluting the meaning and seriousness of the concept of terrorism.

With a focus especially on rape, stalking, and intimate relationship violence, which have much in common with terrorism exercised by oppressive states against their own citizens, she concludes with a look at two cases of women who fought back.

Speakers:
Claudia Card, Emma Goldman Professor, University of Wisconsin
Robin May Schott, Senior Researcher, DIIS
Manni Crone, Senior Researcher, DIIS

Programme:

14.00-14.05: Introduction; Robin May Schott, Senior Researcher, DIIS

14.05-14.55: Recognizing Terrorism; Claudia Card, Emma Goldman Professor, University of Wisconsin

14.55-15.15: Coffee Break

15.15-15.25: Commentator; Robin May Schott, Senior Researcher, DIIS

15.25-16.00: Open Discussion

Chair: Manni Crone, Senior Researcher, DIIS

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 the website no later than Monday, 21 May at 12.00 noon.

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