Labelling and Legitimization: Justifying Political Violence in the Basque Country

This article focuses on the role of labelling in the discourse employed by the Left-Wing Nationalist movement in the Basque Country to legitimize the use of violence for political ends. The approach in this article goes beyond classic labelling theory. I demonstrate that radical Nationalists do not...

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Published in:Terrorism and political violence 2017-01, Vol.29 (1), p.119-136
Main Author: van den Broek, Hans-Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Basque Country
Basque people
Basques
ETA
Labelling
Labels
Left wing politics
Legitimacy
legitimization
Nationalism
Political dissent
Political violence
Radicalism
Terrorism
Terrorists
Violence
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Summary:This article focuses on the role of labelling in the discourse employed by the Left-Wing Nationalist movement in the Basque Country to legitimize the use of violence for political ends. The approach in this article goes beyond classic labelling theory. I demonstrate that radical Nationalists do not passively undergo their being labelled as deviants (fanatics, terrorists) by society, but develop counter-labels instead to define their opponents and re-label themselves.
ISSN:0954-6553
1556-1836
DOI:10.1080/09546553.2014.995788