Publikationen von Dr. Alexander Spencer

Books & Edited Volumes

• "The Tabloid Terrorist: The Predicative Construction of 'New Terrorism' in the Media", Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2010). Contents and sample chapter (PDF, 161kB)
• "Terrorismusforschung in Deutschland", (eds.) ZfAS Sonderband, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag (2011) [together with Alexander Kocks & Kai Harbrich]. Contents (via Google books)
• "Reconciliation after Terrorism: Strategy, Possibility or Absurdity?", (eds.), London: Routledge (2012) [together with Judith Renner]. Contents (via Amazon Look Inside)

Peer-Review Articles:

• "Thinking Alike? Salience and Metaphor analysis as Cognitive Approaches to Foreign Policy Analysis", Foreign Policy Analysis [together with Kai Oppermann, available via Wiley Early View, DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-8594.2011.00167.x] Abstract; Full text (PDF, 236 kB).
• "The Social Construction of Terrorism: Media, Metaphors and Policy Implications", Journal of International Relations and Development [available via Advance Online Publication, DOI: 10.1057/jird.2012.4] Abstract; Full text (PDF, 205 kB).
• "Reconciliation with Al Qaeda?", Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice [together with Judith Renner, forthcoming].
• "Sic[k] of the New Terrorism Debate? A Response to our Critics", Critical Studies on Terrorism, Vol. 4, No. 3 (2011) pp. 459-467. Abstract; Full text (PDF, 114 kB)
• "Bild dir Deine Meinung. Die metaphorische Konstruktion des Terrorismus in den Medien", Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen, Vol. 18, No. 1 (2011), 47-76.
• "International Relations at the Movies: Teaching and Learning About International Politics Through Film", Perspectives: The Review of International Affairs, Vol. 17, No.1 (2009), pp. 83-104 [together with Stefan Engert]. Abstract; Full journal text (PDF, 1,70 MB)
• "The Metaphor of Terror: Terrorism Studies and the Constructivist Turn", Security Dialogue, Vol. 39, No. 6 (2008) pp. 571-592 [together with Rainer Hülsse]. Abstract; Full text (PDF, 155 kB); Reply by Jacob Stump
• "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. Full text (PDF, 157 kB)
• "Questioning the Concept of 'New Terrorism'", Peace, Conflict and Development, Vol. 8 (2006) pp. 1-33. Full text (PDF, 337 kB)
• "Counter-Terrorism in New Europe", International Public Policy Review, Vol. 2, No.2 (2006) pp. 92-112. Full text (PDF, 536 kB)
• "The Problems of Evaluating Counter-Terrorism", UNISCI Discussion Papers, No. 12 (2006) pp. 179-201.
  Full text (PDF, 308 kB)

Book Chapters (* peer reviewed):

• "Introduction: Reconciling the Seemingly Irreconcilable", in Judith Renner and Alexander Spencer (eds.) Reconciliation after Terrorism: Strategy, Possibility or Absurdity?, London: Routledge (2012), pp. 1-23 [together with Judith Renner].*
• "Conclusion: The (Im)possibility of Reconciliation in Afghanistan and the ‘War on Terror", in Judith Renner and Alexander Spencer (eds.) Reconciliation after Terrorism: Strategy, Possibility or Absurdity?, London: Routledge (2012), pp. 205-220 [together with Judith Renner].*
• "Happiness is only a Teardrop away: A Neo-Marxist Interpretation of Shrek", in Aurélie Lacassagne, Tim Nieguth and François Dépelteau (eds.) Investigating Shrek: Power, Identity and Ideology, Basingstoke: Palgrave (2011), pp. 59-72 [together with Andreas Kruck and Judith Renner].*
• "Old and New European Counter-Terrorism", in Paul Heywood, Erik Jones, Martin Rhodes and Ulrich Sedelmeier (eds.) Developments in European Politics, Second Edition, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2011), pp. 281-299.*
• Die Entwicklung der deutschen Terrorismusforschung: auf dem Weg zu einer ontologischen und epistemologischen Bestandsaufnahme, in Alexander Spencer, Alexander Kocks und Kai Harbrich (eds.) Terrorismusforschung in Deutschland, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag (2011), pp. 9-21 [together with Alexander Kocks und Kai Harbrich].
• Stand und Perspektiven der Politikwissenschaftlichen Terrorismusforschung, in Alexander Spencer, Alexander Kocks und Kai Harbrich (eds.) Terrorismusforschung in Deutschland, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag (2011), pp. 25-47 [together with Christopher Daase].
• Ein Goldenes Zeitalter der Terrorismusforschung oder macht der Letzte bitte das Licht aus? in Alexander Spencer, Alexander Kocks und Kai Harbrich (eds.) Terrorismusforschung in Deutschland, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag (2011), pp. 306-322 [together with Kai Harbrich und Alexander Kocks].
• "The Myth of 'New Terrorism", in Stuart Gottlieb (ed.) Debating Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Washington: Congressional Quarterly Press, (2010), pp. 4-15.*
• "Terrorismus", in Carlo Masala, Frank Sauer & Andreas Wilhelm (Hrsg.) Handbuch der Internationalen Politik, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag (2010), pp. 403-425 [together with Christopher Daase].

Policy Papers and other Publications:

• "Lessons Learnt. Terrorism and the Media", AHRC Public Policy Series, No. 4 (2012). Full text (PDF, 717 kB)
• "From War to Reconciliation: Changing Security Strategies towards the Taliban from Bush to Obama", Peace in Progress, No. 10 (2011) [together with Judith Renner]. Full text in Catalan & English
• "Don't Mention the War or the World Cup: A Report on a British-German IR Conference", Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen Vol. 15, No. 2 (2008) pp. 303-315 [together with Kai Oppermann].
  Full text (PDF, 108 kB)
• "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.
• "Deutsche Terrorismusforschung: Interdisziplinarität in der Terrorismusforschung", Welt Trends No. 63, (2008) pp. 134-135 [together with Jakob Biazza].
• "Investigating the 'Immigrant Terrorist' as a National Security Concern", Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict, 2007-2008 Annual Edition, pp. 53-71.
•  "Are Counter-Terror Policies Working?", International Affairs Journal International Update, 22 April 2007.
•  "Using Immigration Policies as a Tool in the War on Terror", Crossroads, Vol. 7, No. 1 (2007) pp. 17-53.

Conference Papers:

• "Pirate Stories: Narratology and the Romantic Turn in IARRRH". Paper presented at the 2nd British-German IR Conference, St. Andrews, 19-21 December 2011.
• "(Un)versöhnbarkeit in Afghanistan und der Narrative Wandel der Taliban". Paper presented at the 3. Offene Sektionstagung Internationale Politik der DVPW, Munich, 6-7 October 2011.
• “The Construction of the Terrorist Threat in British Tabloids”. Paper presented at the ADEF-Annual Conference, Mülheim/Ruhr, 3-5 June 2011.
• “Thinking Alike: Salience and Metaphor analysis as Cognitive Approaches to Foreign Policy Analysis”. Paper presented at the BISA Annual Conference, Manchester, 27-29 April 2011 [together with Kai Oppermann].
• "Reconciliation after Terrorism: Reconciling the Irreconcilable", Paper presented at the SGIR 7th Pan-European Conference on IR, Stockholm, 9-11 September 2010 [together with Judith Renner].
• "Narratives of Piracy: Maritime Terrorism or Fishermen with an Eye Patch", Paper to be presented at the SGIR 7th Pan-European Conference on IR, Stockholm, 9-11 September 2010.
• "The (Im)possibility of Reconciliation after Terrorism?", Paper presented at the ECPR fifth General Conference, Potsdam, 10-12 September 2009.
• "A Constructivist Perspective on Terrorism Studies: the social construction of terror by experts", Paper presented at the ISA Annual Convention, New York, 15-18 February 2009 [together with Rainer Hülsse].
• "A Constructivist Terrorism Research Project: Nevermind the Terrorist", Paper presented at the BISA Annual Conference, Exeter, 15-17 December 2008 [together with Rainer Hülsse].
• "Teaching Terrorism at the Theatre", Paper presented at the WISC Second Global International Studies Conference, Ljublijana, 23-26 July 2008.
• "The Predicative Construction of 'New Terrorism'", Papier vorgestellt auf dem 3. Netzwerk Terrorismusforschung Workshop, München, 11-12 Juli 2008.
• "The Metaphorical Construction of Al Qaida in Tabloids". Papier vorgestellt auf der Tagung der Nachwuchsgruppe der DVPW-Sektion Internationale Politik, Arnoldshain, 25-27 April 2008.
• "The Tabloid Terrorist in the Metaphorical Making". Paper presented at the ISA Annual Convention, San Francisco, 26-29 March 2008, [together with Rainer Hülsse].
• "Bild Dir Deine Meinung: Metaphern und die Konstruktion von Terrorismus in den Medien". Papier vorgestellt auf dem 2. Netzwerk Terrorismusforschung Workshop, Kassel, 18-19 Januar 2008.
• "Media, Metaphors and Terrorism: The Construction of the Terrorist in the Popular Press". Paper presented at the BISA Annual Conference, Cambridge, 17-19 December 2007, [together with Rainer Hülsse].
• "International Relations at the Movies: The Pedagogical Opportunities and Risks of Teaching and Learning About International Politics Through Film". Paper presented at the BISA Annual Conference, Cambridge, 17-19 December 2007, [together with Stefan Engert].
• "The Tabloid Terrorist in the Metaphorical Making". Paper presented at the SGIR Sixth Pan-European Conference on International Relations, Turin, 12-15 September 2007, [together with Rainer Hülsse].
• "Popular Arts as an Alternative Understanding of International Politics". Paper presented at the ECPR fourth General Conference, Pisa, 6-8 September 2007, [together with Stefan Engert].
• "Measures of Counter-(T)errorism and the Construction of Anti-Terror Policies in Discourse". Paper presented at the PSA CANE Conference, Newcastle, 20. January 2007.
• "Countering Measures of Counter-Terror Measures - How (not) to measure the effectiveness of counter-terrorism policies". Papier vorgestellt auf der Tagung der Nachwuchsgruppe der DVPW-Sektion Internationale Politik, Arnoldshain, 26-28 Mai 2006.