EVALUATION OF TERRORIST MOVEMENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIOLOGY

Authors

  • Yusuf FIRAT Sosyolog

Keywords:

Social Movements, Terror, New Social Movements, İdentity, Terror Movement

Abstract

Sociology of social movements avoids the study of acts of violence, namelyacts of terror. But the analysis of terrorist act swithin social movements will contribute to the analysis of violentacts. Because terrorist movements are in solidarity and structuring simil art social movements. They are trying to realize their political and social demand sthrough terrorism. In addition, terrorist movements are affected by changes like social movements. Sociology of social movements is also affected by the developments on the sphere and experiences structural transformations. In this context, the ‘revolutionary’ character of the first social movements, which were seen, has lost its influence with the new social movements paradigm. The emergence of identity orientation has paved the way for the development of religiousand ethnic movements. Terrorist movements have also been influenced by this transformation and transformed into structures where the identity element stands out. With this change, the aim of the terrorist movement, the form of action and the profile of the participants have changed. With then ewparadigm of social movements, ethnic terrorism, religious terrorism and the development of communication opportunities, cyber terrorism has begun to be discussed. In this study, the changes and transformations in the terror movement with in the frame work of the characteristics of the new social movements are discussed and the reality of the new terro rmovements in the context of identity orientation is discussed.

Published

2018-06-11

How to Cite

FIRAT, Y. . (2018). EVALUATION OF TERRORIST MOVEMENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIOLOGY. Ulusal Ve Uluslararası Sosyoloji Ve Ekonomi Dergisi, 1(1), 76–96. Retrieved from https://isoec.net/index.php/use/article/view/4