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Terrorism, System Thinking and Critical Discourse Analysis

2013; Wiley; Volume: 32; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/sres.2206

1099-1743

Valentina Bartolucci, Giorgio Gallo,

Complex Systems and Decision Making

Systems Research and Behavioral ScienceVolume 32, Issue 1 p. 15-27 Research Paper Terrorism, System Thinking and Critical Discourse Analysis Valentina Bartolucci, Valentina Bartolucci Department of Computer Science, University of Pisa, Pisa, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiorgio Gallo, Corresponding Author Giorgio Gallo Department of Computer Science, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy Correspondence to: Giorgio Gallo, Department of Computer Science, University of Pisa, Via Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Valentina Bartolucci, Valentina Bartolucci Department of Computer Science, University of Pisa, Pisa, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiorgio Gallo, Corresponding Author Giorgio Gallo Department of Computer Science, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy Correspondence to: Giorgio Gallo, Department of Computer Science, University of Pisa, Via Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 16 August 2013 https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2206Citations: 10Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Starting from a critical analysis of the US intervention in Afghanistan in response to the 11 September 2001 events, this paper seeks to propose a different approach to terrorism/counterterrorism analysis consisting in putting at the forefront the discursive dimension of the phenomenon through the lens of critical discourse analysis and in grounding it in a system thinking approach. The main argument is that ‘terrorism’ cannot be understood outside a context, language and culture, and that to be fully grasped as a dynamic phenomenon, it has to be framed in a systems perspective. Among the key elements of system thinking that can enhance the understanding of terrorism are boundary definition, casual loops and feedbacks, delays, emergent properties and overshoot-and-collapse. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. References Almond GA, Genco SJ. 1977. Clouds, clocks, and the study of politics. 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