Situating Women in Counterterrorism Discourses: Undulating Masculinities and Luminal Feminities

Part I examines the female combatant/terrorist category, outlining its connection to and presence in counterterrorist regulation. The analysis seeks to problematize the “presence” of women in the production of violence, avoiding the zero-sum of counting acts of extreme, politically motivated violence by women. 

Part II contemplates ethno-national conflicts and disaggregates the distinctions between combat-related action and a broader set of acts undertaken by women that support, advance, or facilitate violence. Part III is framed by attention to the myriad ways in which women’s lives intersect with counterterrorism practice and policies.

Part IV attends to the experience of women following the application of state anti-terrorism laws. 

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