Decolonising Terrorism Journals

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Ilyas, M. 2021. Decolonising Terrorism Journals. Societies. 11 (1), pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc11010006
AuthorsIlyas, M.
Abstract

Decolonisation of knowledge over the past few years has gained much traction among scholars and students in many countries. This situation has led to calls for the decolonisation of knowledge, academia, the university, and university curricula. That said, the knowledge production side of the terrorism industry, which sits inside academia, so far has escaped calls to decolonise. This situation is somewhat surprising because the terrorism industry has had a tremendous impact on many countries, especially Muslim majority ones. The 9/11 terrorist attacks have resulted in a tremendous amount of knowledge being produced and published on terrorism and counterterrorism. However, little is known about “who is publishing on terrorism and where they are based”. To this end, this paper adopts a decolonial approach and addresses the questions of “who is publishing on terrorism and where they are based” by analysing seven terrorism journals. It argues that most of the publications and knowledge on terrorism in the seven terrorism journals are produced by scholars with Western heritage and are based at Western institutions, which is connected to the coloniality of knowledge.

Keywordsdecolonisation; coloniality; West; non-West; terrorism; androcentrism; journals; knowledge
Year2021
JournalSocieties
Journal citation11 (1), pp. 1-18
PublisherMDPI
ISSN2075-4698
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.3390/soc11010006
Web address (URL)https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/11/1/6
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Online20 Jan 2021
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Deposited22 Jul 2024
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