The prosecution of “others”

Presidential rhetoric and the interrelation of framing, legal prosecutions, and the Global War on Terror

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12919082
AutoresAthena Chapekis (Miami University, autor correspondente), Sarah M Moore (Miami University)
Ano2019
Volume12
Fascículo3
Páginas533-553
Data de publicação2019-04-18
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCritical Studies on Terrorism (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1753-9161 • E-ISSN: 1753-9153
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17539153.2019.1599164
OpenAlexW2939669407
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas19

In examining the Global War on Terror, the effects of presidential rhetoric on the framing of terrorism has been well documented. However, little previous work links terrorism and its status as an “othered” phenomenon to differential legal prosecution in a post-9/11 era. Using the Prosecution Project data set, we compared “othered” individuals, as defined by a Muslim, Arab/Middle Eastern, and/or foreign-born status, to “non-othered” individuals charged with terroristic felonies. Furthermore, we subdivided the dataset into three analytical time blocks: the George W. Bush administration immediately post-9/11, the latter half of the Bush administration, and the Obama administration. For the first and third time blocks, we found that “othered” individuals were prosecuted significantly more frequently than “non-othered” individuals. These findings call into question the effect of presidential rhetoric and the national framing of terrorism on the legal prosecution of “othered” individuals

Criminology · Framing (construction · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Rhetoric · Sociology · Terrorism · War on terror · Global Security and Public Health · History · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Philosophy · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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