Review article

Impact of Terrorist Attacks on the Formation and Dynamics of EU Counter-terrorism Policy

Ksenija Butorac orcid.org/0000-0002-4843-7936 ; Police College Zagreb
Aleksandra Grubić ; Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb

Abstract

This paper examines and analyses the impact of terrorist attacks on the formation of the EU counter-terrorism policy. The conducted research includes a qualitative content analysis of the EU primary sources in the recent period (2015 – 2016). The results indicate how the EU counter-terrorism policy moves on the continuum from “soft” toward “hard” power, where security measures are more restrictive than ever before. This research also demonstrates how exogenous crises manifested through terrorist attacks committed on the EU territory significantly affect the endogenous institutional development of the EU, which is primarily focused on dealing with terrorism-related consequences and to a lesser extent with the aetiology of the origin and development of radicalization and terrorism. This paper contributes to the understanding of the political decision-making and institutional changes that influence the development of the EU counter-terrorism area.

Keywords

EU counter-terrorism policy; terrorist attacks; “soft” and “hard” power; exogenous crisis

Hrčak ID:

187871

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/187871

Publication date:

9.10.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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