Open AccessReflections on identity and terrorism: A tale of misfit
Author(s) -
Linda Peasah Owusu,
Thomas Prehi Botchway,
Elijah Tukwariba Yin,
Constantine Kojo Mawuena Kudzedzi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ucc law journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2756-701X
DOI - 10.47963/ucclj.v1i1.225
Subject(s) - credence , terrorism , objectivity (philosophy) , civilization , epistemology , identity (music) , meaning (existential) , sociology , political science , aesthetics , law , philosophy , computer science , machine learning
This paper focuses on the relationship between discursive exclusion practices and terrorism. The changing linguistic meaning of civilisation, the structure of modern discourse and the objectivity of knowledge claims undergirding western civilisation have contributed immensely to the construction of the idea of terrorism. The paper argues that these expressions of self and practices define the individual and give credence to their existence. Using some examples of violent acts, the paper illuminates the biases in the usage of the term terrorism and its implications on the apparatuses adopted to minimise it.