Alexander Spencer

Kontakt

Email: Alexander.Spencer(at)gsi.uni-muenchen.de
Homepage: http://www.gsi.uni-muenchen.de/personen/wiss_mitarbeiter/spencer/index.html

Dissertationsprojekt

Arbeitstitel:
The Tabloid Terrorist: The Metaphorical Construction of New Terrorism in the Media

Betreuer:
Prof. Dr. Christopher Daase

Studium/ Forschungstätigkeit

Seit April 2007 Lecturer an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München, Geschwister-Scholl-Institut (GSI) für Politische Wissenschaft.

2007 Lehrbeauftragter an der Freien Universität Berlin.

2005-2007 Lehrbeauftragter am GSI.

Seit 2005 Promotionsstudium zum Dr. Phil an der LMU München.

2004-2005 Masters-Studium (Internationale Beziehungen) an der University of Bristol.

2000-2001 Erasmus-Studium (Politik und Geschichte) an der Universidad de Granada.

1998-2002 Bachelor-Studium (Politik und Spanisch) an der University of Sussex.

Veröffentlichungen

“The Tabloid Terrorist: The Predicative Construction of ‘New Terrorism’ in the Media”, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2009) [forthcoming].

“The Myth of ‘New Terrorism’“, in Stuart Gottlieb (ed.) Debating Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Washington: Congressional Quarterly Press, (2009) [forthcoming].

“Terrorism, Police & Judicial Cooperation and Civil Liberties”, in Paul Heywood, Erik Jones, Martin Rhodes, and Ulrich Sedelmeier (eds.) Developments in European Politics, Second Edition, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, (2009) [forthcoming].

“The Metaphor of Terror: Terrorism Studies and the Constructivist Turn”, Security Dialogue Vol. 39, No. 6 (2008) pp. xx-xx [forthcoming] [together with Rainer Hülsse].

“Deutsche Terrorismusforschung: Eine Interdisziplinäre und Internationale Angelegenheit“, WeltTrends No. 61, (2008) [together with Jakob Biazza] [forthcoming].

“Linking Immigrants and Terrorists: The Use of Immigration as an Anti-Terror Policy”, The Online Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution, Vol. 8, No. 1 (2008) pp. 1-24

“Terrorismus – Stand und Perspektiven der Forschung“, in Andreas Wilhelm und Carlo Masala (Hrsg.) Handbuch der Internationalen Politik, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag (2008) [Zusammen mit Christopher Daase] [forthcoming].

“Investigating the ‘Immigrant Terrorist’ as a National Security Concern”, Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict, 2007-2008 Annual Edition [forthcoming].

“Are Counter-Terror Policies Working?”, International Affairs Journal International Update, 22 April 2007,

“Counter-(T)error: the Role of Immigration in the Fight against Terrorism”, Hamburg Review of Social Science, Vol. 2, No. 2 (2007) pp. 58-79.

“Using Immigration Policies as a Tool in the War on Terror”, Crossroads, Vol. 7, No. 1 (2007) pp. 17-53.

“The Problems of Evaluating Counter-Terrorism”, UNISCI Discussion Papers, No. 12 (2006) pp. 179-201.

“Questioning the Concept of 'New Terrorism'”, Peace, Conflict and Development, Vol. 8 (2006) pp. 1-33.

“Counter-Terrorism in New Europe”, International Public Policy Review, Vol. 2, No.2 (2006) pp. 92-112.

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