Conditioned sovereignty: The creation and legitimation of spaces of violence in counterterrorism operations of the “War on Terror”

Prinz, Janosch and Schetter, Conrad (2017) Conditioned sovereignty: The creation and legitimation of spaces of violence in counterterrorism operations of the “War on Terror”. Alternatives, 41 (3). pp. 119-136. ISSN 0304-3754

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Abstract

We argue that the spatialization of violence in the counterterrorism operations of the War on Terror provides insight for understanding how these operations are legitimized and how they pose a challenge to an international order centered on state sovereignty. Against the background of a discussion of the key markers of statehood and recent normative challenges to state sovereignty, we interpret how discourses about “ungoverned spaces” influence the creation of spaces of violence in counterterrorism operations of the War on Terror. We then offer a conceptualization of these new spaces of violence, comparing “ungoverned spaces” discourse with the logic and justification of recent drone strikes. Finally, we interrogate how the existence of these different spatializations of violence fulfill legitimatory purposes in the War on Terror and what this means for the future of the international order.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	spaces of violence,war on terror,sovereignty,interventionism,ungoverned spaces,political geography,drone warfare,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Cultural Politics, Communications & Media
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	22 Apr 2017 05:09
Last Modified:	17 Aug 2023 16:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/63281
DOI:	10.1177/0304375417700171

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