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Clausewitz and the concepts of terrorism: continuation of war or continuation of politics?

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Author(s):
Anna Carolina Monéia Farias
Total Authors: 1
Document type: Master's Dissertation
Press: Marília. 2019-10-25.
Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências. Marília
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Advisor: Rodrigo Duarte Fernandes dos Passos
Abstract

This work aims to analyze terrorism from the contributions of one of the greatest scholars of war, Carl von Clausewitz. The rise of conflicts between non-State actors in recent decades has fostered the idea of the emergence of "new wars", going beyond the regular war between states; as a result, terrorism became equalized to war, especially after the 9/11 attacks. It is then discussed how Clausewitz's thought can contribute to this reflection in order to understand that war and terrorism are both political phenomena, but cannot be equalized, because of the incongruity between their various manifestations, especially that one inaugurated in 2001, as well as its own conceptualization and the Clausewitzian theorization about war. To fulfill this idea the text proceeds from a historical approach, using the discussion of the author's war theory, followed by a study on terrorism since the time of the French Jacobean Terror until the post-September 11 moment, to finally evaluate the scope of terrorism as a phenomenon of war and politics. Therefore, taking count the relevance of Clausewitz’s thought and the fact that there is no dense literary production dedicated specifically to this research problem, this work presents its relevance to the theme. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/14824-6 - Clausewitz and the concepts of terrorism: continuation of war or continuation of politics?
Grantee:Anna Carolina Monéia Farias
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master