Restoring Routine by Debating Tolerance? Discursive Responses to Jihadist Terrorist Attacks

Terrorism provokes not only policy responses in terms of security but also public narratives aimed at restoring routine in shattered societies. This paper investigates the relevance and meanings of ‘tolerance’ in the discursive response to jihadist terrorist attacks. We ask how ‘tolerance’ as a valu...

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Authors: Mattes, Astrid (Author) ; Goetsch, Katharina (Author) ; Rosenberger, Sieglinde (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2017
In: Politics, religion & ideology
Year: 2017, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 264-281
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