Terrorism as a cycle of violence. A critical discourse analysis of the "Orwellian" response by the French state to the Paris attacks
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2017-08-10
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This thesis investigates how the French state has responded to the Paris attacks, both in terms of
discourse and policy making. It makes clear that the French state’s discourse on terrorism promotes a
repressive response of military and security measures, which contributes to a cycle of aggression
(Bueno Lacy et al., 17 June 2016) on the international level, and a cycle of radicalization (Adida et al.,
14 January 2015) on the national level. While these measures are implemented with the intention of
protecting France against future attacks, they seem to be contributing to the maintenance of the
terrorist threat (Van Houtum & Bueno Lacy 2017). As a result, the French state’s approach to
terrorism implies a disproportionate exertion of state power, which has sincere consequences for
people’s lives. While the French state aims to defend human rights, it is violating them in a
disproportionate way, both in war zones and at home (Amnesty International, 4 February 2016;
Unicef, 15 March 2014; World Vision, 1 March 2016; Amnesty International, 26 October 2016a;
Amnesty International, 26 October 2016b, Airwars, 17 January 2017).
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen