THE DYNAMICS OF TERRORISM AND EXTREMISM: PERCEPTIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS

Abstract

The concepts of terrorism and extremism are difficult to define because the politics involved in doing so are difficult to manage. The study will attempt to traverse the difficult terrain that is the concept of a definition of terrorism, involving and exploring some of the apparent political motives of key stakeholders invested in the so-called ‘War on Terror’ in defining what the parameters of terrorism are and consequently who the perpetrators of terrorism are and are not. The study will attempt to explore the deep rooted causes of existing problems arising in relation to highlighting the significance of issues and concerns related to compartmentalizing definition of Terrorism to inculcate more progressive attitude within the globalized society to tackle this menace.