RESEARCHING TERRORISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS

dc.creator	Hussein Solomon
dc.date	2012-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:20Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:20Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/40-2-1000
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c8a04e5a22eb43f683b1e1a2c81fc203
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8150
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/c8a04e5a22eb43f683b1e1a2c81fc203
dc.description	<p>South Africa confronts a tangible terror threat in the form of some terrorists targeting the country itself, whilst others find it useful as an operational base to strike at targets elsewhere. Far from attempting to provide a comprehensive study of this phenomenon, this article aims to point out the pitfalls of researching terrorism in the South African context. This largely stems from mixed signals emanating from the South African government as well as the reluctance on the part of Pretoria’s securocrats to answer questions pertaining to terrorism. Two reasons are advanced to explain this: incompetence and political correctness. Such mixed signals, it is argued, also confuse the security apparatus of the state itself. This, in turn, serves to frustrate counter-terror efforts.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1000
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 40, Iss 2 (2012)
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.title	RESEARCHING TERRORISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS
dc.type	Article