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International Terrorism as a Force of Homogenisation? A Constructivist Explanation for Intra-European Threat Perceptions and Counterterrorism-Strategies
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International Terrorism as a Force of Homogenisation? A
Constructivist Explanation for Intra-European Threat
Perceptions and Counterterrorism-Strategies
Christoph O. Meyer
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King’s College London
DRAFT: Please do not cite without permission
Abstract
Does international terrorism lead to common threat perceptions and pressure for states to converge around an optimal response model? The paper elaborates a preliminary theoretical framework to analyse how the emergence of international terrorism has been perceived and reacted to by Western democratic states. It is based on the theoretical literature positing a correlation between cognitive and emotional reactions to threats and preferred responses. The paper draws primarily on public opinion polls and comparative counter-terrorist policy reviews to argue that the homogenisation thesis is theoretically and empirically misguided. The paper proposes a three-pronged modern constructivist approach to explaining observed cross-national differences in perception and response, combining insights from the literature on policy-communities, security culture, and social psychology. It will be argued that even though threat perceptions do vary substantially across member states, policy responses are remarkably similar, pointing to the transnational influence of the EU and justice and home ministers as a powerful network of actors pushing for a set of resource- and influence enhancing policies.
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Address for correspondence:
christoph.## email not listed ##
, King’s College London, Department of War
Studies, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK.
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International Terrorism as a Force of Homogenisation? A
Constructivist Explanation for Intra-European Threat
Perceptions and Counterterrorism-Strategies
King’s College London
DRAFT: Please do not cite without permission
Abstract
Does international terrorism lead to common threat perceptions and pressure for states to
converge around an optimal response model? The paper elaborates a preliminary
theoretical framework to analyse how the emergence of international terrorism has been
perceived and reacted to by Western democratic states. It is based on the theoretical
literature positing a correlation between cognitive and emotional reactions to threats and
preferred responses. The paper draws primarily on public opinion polls and comparative
counter-terrorist policy reviews to argue that the homogenisation thesis is theoretically
and empirically misguided. The paper proposes a three-pronged modern constructivist
approach to explaining observed cross-national differences in perception and response,
combining insights from the literature on policy-communities, security culture, and social
psychology. It will be argued that even though threat perceptions do vary substantially
across member states, policy responses are remarkably similar, pointing to the
transnational influence of the EU and justice and home ministers as a powerful network
of actors pushing for a set of resource- and influence enhancing policies.
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Address for correspondence:
, King’s College London, Department of War
Studies, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK.
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