Ocean Development & International Law ( IF 1.278 ) Pub Date : 2020-07-10 , DOI: 10.1080/00908320.2020.1781383 Patricia Schneider 1
Abstract
The article applies social movement theory to piracy and terrorism as a common conceptual roof, contextualizing and theorizing these phenomena. The cases of Nigeria and Somalia were chosen because pirate and terrorist groups are or have been active in the maritime domain in both countries, posing a problem for the international shipping community. In addition, these cases are special insofar as pirate and terrorist groups in these countries have used powerful narratives to underpin an attitude of social protest to legitimize their violence. The article critically examines whether the characteristics and modes of social movement theory apply to these cases and outlines the possible benefits and limits. It further includes perspectives from other conceptual frameworks from philosophy, sociology, and psychology. The analysis concludes that the concepts can add to our understanding of the phenomena of maritime violence. It helps us to view these groups not merely as risk factors and addressees of security governance but through the lens of social protest and the mechanisms and dynamics outlined by social movement theory.
中文翻译:
抗议活动出海时:在尼日利亚和索马里案件中,通过将社会运动理论应用于恐怖主义和海盗行为来理论化海上暴力
摘要
本文将社会运动理论作为一个通用的概念屋顶,应用于海盗和恐怖主义,将这些现象进行了背景化和理论化。之所以选择尼日利亚和索马里的案件,是因为海盗和恐怖组织在这两个国家的海域中活跃或已经活跃,这给国际航运界带来了问题。此外,在这些国家的海盗和恐怖组织利用强有力的叙述来支持社会抗议态度以使其暴力合法化的情况下,这些案件是特殊的。本文批判性地考察了社会运动理论的特征和模式是否适用于这些情况,并概述了可能的利益和局限性。它还包括来自哲学,社会学和心理学的其他概念框架的观点。分析得出的结论是,这些概念可以加深我们对海上暴力现象的理解。它不仅可以帮助我们将这些群体视为安全治理的风险因素和对象,而且可以通过社会抗议的视角以及社会运动理论概述的机制和动力来将其视为安全治理的对象。