The elephant in the room: A response to John Horganand Michael J. Boyle

Critical Studies on Terrorism

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-149

  Blakeley, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emancipation; Global North; Global South; Human rights; Liberal democratic states; Repression; State terrorism; State violence; Terrorism studies; Torture

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012929119     PISSN: 17539153     EISSN: 17539161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17539150802184561     Document Type: Editorial

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