GEOGRAPHIES OF INCLUSION/EXCLUSION. IN: THE GEOGRAPHICAL DIMENSIONS OF TERRORISM

This essay explores a component of the root causes of terrorism, namely, the processes that create a binary of inclusion/exclusion and the spatial manifestation of that binary--the geography of inclusion/exclusion. Inclusion/exclusion refer to control of access to political institutions, acceptance in certain groups, and the ability to participate in the economic livelihood of the setting in question. Geography of inclusion/exclusion refers also to the way borders and territories they define facilitate participation and membership in identifiable groups, as well as noninvolvement and exclusion. The attacks of 9/11 were the most deadly in a series of terrorist acts that changed the relevant scale of inclusion/exclusion from the nation-state to the global geopolitical system. In other words, national separatism no longer appears to be the main motivator of terrorism. Rather, it was reactions to the norms and geographies of the global geopolitical system that were the root causes of 9/11.

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  • Accession Number: 00977720
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 0415946425
  • Report/Paper Numbers: SP-1772,, Paper No. 2003-01-0126, Paper No. 2003-01-0127
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Aug 3 2004 12:00AM