counter-terrorism – Eastminster: a global politics & policy blog

William Tell, Terrorism and the Power of Proscription

June 17, 2015June 19, 2015 by Editor

Editor

Lee Jarvis explores the outlawing of enemies of the state in fiction and political debate. The final scene of Friedrich von Schiller’s play Wilhelm Tell confronts its readers with the contrasting fortunes of two men who have recently killed. On the one hand we have Tell, newly returned from shooting…

How Might we Evaluate Counterterrorism Policy: The Three W’s of Counterterrorism

December 17, 2014January 12, 2015 by Editor

Editor

In the context of debate around the UK's new Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill, Lee Jarvis proposes a new framework for evaluating counter-terrorism policy: The Three W's of Counterterrorism. Late in November 2014, the UK Home Office published the draft Counter-terrorism and Security Bill. Debate since that publication - including in…

Counter-terrorism awareness campaigns: It’s Probably Nothing, But… Public participation and Counter-terrorism?

November 27, 2014January 5, 2015 by Editor

Editor

Dr. Lee Jarvis and Dr. Michael Lister asks what the launch a national counter terrorism awareness campaign says about the nature of security in the UK. This week sees the launch of a national counter-terrorism awareness campaign within the United Kingdom. According to media reports this will involve counter-terror officers spending…