Talking Stagnation : Thematic Analysis of Terrorism Experts’ Perception of the Health of Terrorism Research. / Morrison, John F.
In: Terrorism and Political Violence, 25.08.2020, p. 1-21.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Talking Stagnation : Thematic Analysis of Terrorism Experts’ Perception of the Health of Terrorism Research. / Morrison, John F.
In: Terrorism and Political Violence, 25.08.2020, p. 1-21.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Talking Stagnation
T2 - Thematic Analysis of Terrorism Experts’ Perception of the Health of Terrorism Research
AU - Morrison, John F.
PY - 2020/8/25
Y1 - 2020/8/25
N2 - In 2014, Marc Sageman proposed that terrorism research had stagnated. The claim of stagnation has resulted in a period of collective review within terrorism studies. To date, the fruits of this review have revealed a more cautiously optimistic view of the field than that proposed by Sageman. This article aims to add to this review by analyzing the interviews of forty-three guests from the first season of the Talking Terror podcast. Presented is a thematic analysis of their views on the overall health of terrorism research. The interviewees included both pre-and post-9/11 researchers. Through this analysis four themes are identified: Interdisciplinary Research and Researchers, Data, Applied Research, and Area/Field. The majority of inter- viewees were more optimistic than Sageman in relation to the overall health of the area. Analysis of their responses is presented alongside some recom- mendations for the future direction of the area.
AB - In 2014, Marc Sageman proposed that terrorism research had stagnated. The claim of stagnation has resulted in a period of collective review within terrorism studies. To date, the fruits of this review have revealed a more cautiously optimistic view of the field than that proposed by Sageman. This article aims to add to this review by analyzing the interviews of forty-three guests from the first season of the Talking Terror podcast. Presented is a thematic analysis of their views on the overall health of terrorism research. The interviewees included both pre-and post-9/11 researchers. Through this analysis four themes are identified: Interdisciplinary Research and Researchers, Data, Applied Research, and Area/Field. The majority of inter- viewees were more optimistic than Sageman in relation to the overall health of the area. Analysis of their responses is presented alongside some recom- mendations for the future direction of the area.
KW - Terrorism studies; academia; thematic analysis; stagnation; podcast
U2 - 10.1080/09546553.2020.1804879
DO - 10.1080/09546553.2020.1804879
M3 - Article
SP - 1
EP - 21
JO - Terrorism and Political Violence
JF - Terrorism and Political Violence
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