Conference paper

State Terrorism

Igor Primorac

Abstract

While discussions of terrorism in everydayy dsicourse and the media as a rule assume that terrorism is an activity of nono-state agencies, the author defines terrorism in such a way that one can speak of state terrorism too. His interest in the practice of terrorism is philospohical; accordingly, he focuses on the problem of its moral justification. The author advances the thesis that although all terrorism is extremely morally wrong, state terrorism is worse than terrorism employed by non-state groups and organizations. He offers four arguments in support of this claim.

Keywords

terrorism; state terrorism; violence; war

Hrčak ID:

202473

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/202473

Publication date:

22.12.1998.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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