Violence and the Process of Terror
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5619444 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E V Walter (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1964 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 248 |
| Publication date | 1964-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2092127 |
| OpenAlex | W2316096554 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Since the notion of terrorism is commonly ambiguous, a more precise concept, the process of terror, is defined and illustrated. It is composed of three elements: violence, fear, and reactive behavior, and may be organized in systems. Types of system are clarified, and the siege of terror distinguished from the regime. of terror. Various social uses of violence are distinguished from violence in, the service of power, and the latter further distinguished from the use of violence to change the conditions of control. The relation between resistance and violence is explored. Terrorism is distinguished from other social processes, such as warfare and punishment, that resemble it. A typology of power systems based on the use of violence is suggested, and a comparative study of terror regimes projected
Criminology · Political science · Process (computing · Computer Science · Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1970 - 2017 (48) |
| Highly cited | No |