The importance of school and victim testimonies in adolescents’ knowledge of terrorism
An assessment of public policies in Spain
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 12918992 |
|---|---|
| Autores | María Jiménez-Ramos (0000-0002-1902-9183, University of Navarre, autor de correspondencia), Maria Victória Correa Ramos (autor de correspondencia), Lucía Gastón-Lorente (0000-0002-3534-2305, University of Navarre), Rafael Leonisio Calvo (0000-0001-7167-4166, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), Rafael Leonisio (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia) |
| Año | 2026 |
| Volumen | 19 |
| Número | 2 |
| Páginas | 1-27 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2026-01-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Critical Studies on Terrorism (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1753-9161 • E-ISSN: 1753-9153 |
| Editorial | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17539153.2026.2620907 |
| OpenAlex | W7125817502 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 30 |
Young Spaniards born after 2000 constitute the first generation in democratic Spain to receive secondary education on the country’s various forms of terrorism, most notably ETA violence. The Ministry of the Interior’s “Memory and Prevention of Terrorism” programme, the sole national initiative covering such educational efforts, is set to reach over 30,000 students by 2024. This article analyzes data from the first national survey on adolescents’ views on political violence, which was completed by over 1000 final-year secondary school students participating in the Memory and Prevention of Terrorism programme during the 2023/2024 academic year. We focus on the preliminary survey conducted before students received a victim’s testimony, aiming to understand their previous knowledge of terrorism; such an understanding is essential to assess the programme’s real impact. The results show that prior exposure to educational content or victim testimonies correlates with higher knowledge levels. These findings, in line with those of previous studies centred on the Basque Country and Navarre, highlight the role of schools as key spaces for transmitting democratic memory and non-violence education through victim-centred pedagogical approaches.
Government (linguistics · Public discourse · Public policy · Terrorism · Migration, Health and Trauma · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Oñati's youth facing the armed conflict
What do our future teachers think about terrorism and politically motivated violence in the Basque Country
Holocaust Testimonies
Las ‘memorias’ del terrorismo
The impact of the narrative of victimization
How terrorism ends – and does not end
Making sense of terrorism
The Altsasu case
Terrorism and politically motivated violence in the recent history of the Basque Country. Descriptive study of what teachers in training know
The right to commemoration and “ideal victims”
Critical terrorism studies, victimisation, and policy relevance
The role of schools in preventing violent extremism
It’s like almost hypnotised people’
Peacebuilding Beyond Terrorism? Revisiting the Narratives of the Basque Conflict
A Battle of Narratives
Everyday security and the newspaper obituary
The political use of victimhood
Supervivientes del terrorismo
Orthodox, criticals and the missing context
Una utopía secular. La teoría de la modernización y la política exterior estadounidense en la Guerra Fría
Victims of ETA's terrorism as an interest group
Trauma and Sacrifice in Divided Communities
The Witness in History
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
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| Altamente citado | No |