Jackson, ST, Crilley, R, Manor, I et al. (7 more authors) (2020) Forum: Militarization 2.0: Communication and the Normalization of Political Violence in the Digital Age. International Studies Review. ISSN 1521-9488
Abstract
Scholars of international relations frequently explore how states normalize the use of military force through processes of militarization, yet few have analyzed how new information and communication technologies impact on these processes. The essays in this forum address this gap, and consider the political significance of new technologies, new actors, and new practices that shape “Militarization 2.0” and normalize political violence in the digital age. The authors in this forum rely, to varying degrees, on common militarized tropes and dichotomies (such as authenticity, belonging, and (de)humanizing framings) that are key to militarization, including those devices that rest on gender, race/ethnicity, and heteronormativity. Moving beyond a military-centered approach to militarization, the authors’ questions cover ministries of foreign affairs; the embodied performances of celebrity leaders and insurgency groups; arms producers, the military video game industry, and private military and security companies; and violence entrepreneurs. The forum closes with reflections from Cynthia Enloe.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) (2020). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Studies Association. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | militarization, social media, intersectionality |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2020 15:00 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jul 2020 12:50 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/isr/viaa035 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:163128 |