Publikationen von PD Dr. Alexander Spencer
Monographs (* peer reviewed):
- "Romantic Narratives in International Politics: Pirates, Rebels and Mercenaries", Manchester: Manchester University Press [in print] *
- "The Tabloid Terrorist: The Predicative Construction of 'New Terrorism' in the Media", Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2010). Contents and sample chapter (PDF, 161kB) *
Edited Volumes, Special Issues & Book Series (* peer reviewed):
- "Fiascos in Public Policy and Foreign Policy", (eds.) Special Issue with the Journal of European Public Policy [together with Kai Oppermann].*
- "Reconciliation after Terrorism: Strategy, Possibility or Absurdity?", (eds.) London: Routledge (2012) [together with Judith Renner, paper back version 2014]. 20 minute Radio feature on the book broadcast on Austrian Radio 1 (OE1). Contents (via Google Books)*
- "Terrorismusforschung in Deutschland", (eds.) ZfAS Sonderband, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag (2011) [together with Alexander Kocks & Kai Harbrich]. Contents (via Google Books)
- "Politische Diskurse", Book Series, Baden-Baden: Nomos (2015) [together with Judith Renner & Eva Herschinger].*
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals:
- "Studying Fiascos: Bringing Public and Foreign Policy Together", Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 23, No. 5 (2016), 643-652 [together with Kai Oppermann]. First page preview; Full text.
- "Telling Stories of Failure: Narrative Constructions of Foreign Policy Fiascos", Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 23, No. 5 (2016), 685-701 [together with Kai Oppermann]. Abstract; Full text.
- "Romantic stories of the pirate in IARRRH: The failure of linking piracy and terrorism narratives in Germany", International Studies Perspectives, Vol. 15, No. 3 (2014), 297-312. Abstract; Full text (PDF, 126 kB).
- "Contested Stories of Commercial Security: Self and Media Narratives of Private Military and Security Companies", Critical Studies on Security, Vol. 1, No. 3 (2013), 326-346 [together with Andreas Kruck] Abstract; Post-Print Version (PDF 425 kb).
- "De-Antagonising the Other: Changing Constructions of the Taliban and the Possibility of Reconciliation", Global Society, Vol. 27, No. 4 (2013), 475-496 [together with Judith Renner] Abstract; Full text (PDF, 280 kB).
- "Thinking Alike? Salience and Metaphor analysis as Cognitive Approaches to Foreign Policy Analysis", Foreign Policy Analysis, Vol. 9, No. 1 (2013), 39-56 [together with Kai Oppermann] Abstract; Full text (PDF, 236 kB).
- "The Social Construction of Terrorism: Media, Metaphors and Policy Implications", Journal of International Relations and Development, Vol. 15, No. 3 (2012), 393-419. Abstract; Full text (PDF, 205 kB); Post-Print Version (PDF 362kB).
- "Reconciliation with Al Qaeda?", Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice, Vol. 24, No. 2 (2012), 202-209 [together with Judith Renner, reprinted in Roger Mac Ginty (ed.) Peacebuilding (Sage Library of International Relations), Vol. 3, London: Sage (2014)]. First page preview
- "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 [reprinted in Stephan Stetter, Carlo Masala und Marina Karbowski (eds.) Mit Sicherheit unsicher? Debatten zu Krieg und Frieden in den internationalen Beziehungen, Baden Baden: Nomos (2014)]. Full text (PDF, 173 kB)
- "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]. 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):
- "New versus Old Terrorism", in Richard Jackson (ed.) The Routledge Handbook on Critical Terrorism Studies, London: Routledge (2015) [forthcoming].*
- "Terrorismus und internationale Politik", in Carlo Masala und Frank Sauer (eds.) Handbuch Internationalen Beziehungen, 2. updated edition, Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2015) [forthcoming, together with Christopher Daase].
- "Metaphor Analysis as a Method in Terrorism Research", in Priya Dixit und Jacob Stump (eds.) Critical Methods in Terrorism Studies, London: Routledge (2015), pp. 91-107.*
- "Bringing Transitional Justice to Terrorism Research. Possibilities, Pitfalls and Critical Voices", in Ioannis Tellidis und Harmonie Toros (eds.) Researching Terrorism and Peace and Conflict Studies: Interaction, Synthesis, Opposition, London: Routledge (2015), pp. 64-80 [together with Judith Renner].*
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"Metaphorizing Terrorism: Al Qaeda in German and British Tabloids", in Susan Jeffords and Fahed Al-Sumait (eds.) Covering Bin Laden: Global Media and the World's Most Wanted Man, Champaign: University of Illinois Press (2015), pp. 73-94.*
- "Reconciliation with Al Qaeda?", in Roger Mac Ginty (ed.) Peacebuilding (Sage Library of International Relations), Vol. 3, London: Sage (2014) [together with Judith Renner; reprint,].
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"Vom „Söldner“ zum „Samariter“? Die narrativen Grenzen strategischer Imagekonstruktion von privaten Sicherheitsdienstleistern", in Wilhelm Hofmann, Judith Renner und Katja Teich (eds.) Narrative Formen der Politik, Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2014), pp. 145-168 [together with Andreas Kruck].
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Bild dir Deine Meinung. Die Soziale Konstruktion des Terrorismus in den Medien, in Carlo Masala, Stephan Stetter und Marina Karbowski (eds.) Mit Sicherheit unsicher? Debatten zu Krieg und Frieden in den internationalen Beziehungen, Baden Baden: Nomos (2014), pp. 47-77 [reprint].
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"Bilder der Gewalt: 9/11 in der Boulevardpresse", in Monika Schwarz-Friesel und Jan-Henning Kromminga (eds.) Metaphern der Gewalt: Konzeptualisierungen von Terrorismus in den Medien vor und nach 9/11, Tübingen: Gunter Narr Verlag (2014), pp. 111-127.
- "The Myth of 'New Terrorism'", in Stuart Gottlieb (ed.) Debating Terrorism and Counterterrorism, 2nd Updated Edition, Washington: Congressional Quarterly Press (2013), pp. 4-15.*
- "Haben wir gewonnen? Die Messbarkeit von Sicherheit im Anti-Terror Kampf", in Christopher Daase, Stefan Engert und Julian Junk (eds.) Verunsicherte Gesellschaft - überforderter Staat: Zum Wandel der Sicherheitskultur, Frankfurt a.M.: Campus (2013), pp. 56-76.
- "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].*
- "The Governance of Counter-Terrorism and the Constitution of Threat in Britain", in Kai Oppermann (ed.) British Foreign and Security Policy: Historical Legacies and Current Challenges, Augsburg: Wissner-Verlag (2012), pp. 208-228.
- "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].
- "No: The 'new' terrorism' of Al-Qaeda is not so new", 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:
- "Es war einmal ein Fehler…: Fiaskos als Narrative in der Außenpolitik", Zeitschrift für Politik, Vol. 62, No. 2 (2016) [together with Kai Oppermann, forthcoming].
- "Ein deutsches Fiasko? Deutschlands Enthaltung bei der UN-Resolution zu Libyen oder was die Internationalen Beziehungen von der Erzählforschung lernen können", CAS Aviso, No. 9 (2014) [together with Kai Oppermann]. Full text (PDF, 3972 kB)
- "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:
- "Es war einmal ein Fehler …: Narrative über Fiaskos in der Außenpolitik". Paper presented at the 4. Offene Sektionstagung Internationale Politik der DVPW, Magdeburg, 25-27 September 2014 [together with Kai Oppermann].
- "Telling Stories of Failure: Narrative Constructions of Foreign Policy Fiascos". Paper presented at the ECPR General Conference, Glasgow, 3-6 September 2014 [together with Kai Oppermann].
- "Romantic Rebels: Media Narratives about Libyan Rebellion and the Silencing of Human Rights Abuses" . Paper presented at the WISC Fourth Global International Studies Conference, Frankfurt a.M., 6-9 September 2014.
- "Mistakeification and the Social Construction of Unintended Policy Slipups in German Foreign Policy". Paper presented at the WISC Fourth Global International Studies Conference, Frankfurt a.M., 6-9 September 2014 [together with Kai Oppermann].
- "Stories of Failure: Narrative Analysis and the Construction of Foreign Policy Fiascos". Paper presented at the 2nd European Workshops for International Studies (EWIS), Izmir, 21-24 May 2014.
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"Lawrence of Arabia meets Che Guevara: Romantic Narratives of Rebellion in Libya and the marginalization of human rights abuses". Paper presented at the ISA Annual Convention, Toronto, 26-29 March 2014.
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"Foreign Policy Fiascos: The Role of Mistakes in International Politics". Paper presented at the ISA Annual Convention, Toronto, 26-29 March 2014 [together with Kai Oppermann].
- "Powerful Pirate Stories: Romanticization and the Potential of Narrative Analysis for IARRRGH". Paper presented at the European Workshops for International Studies (EWIS), Tartu, 5-8 June 2013.
- "Contested Stories of Commercial Security: Self and Media Narratives of Private Military Companies". Paper presented at the ISA Annual Convention, San Franscisco, 3-6 April 2013 [together with Andreas Kruck].
- "Umkämpfte Narrative: Selbst- und Mediendarstellungen Privater Militär- und Sicherheitsfirmen". Paper to be presented at Annual Conference of the DGEPD, München, 25-27 October 2012 [together with Andreas Kruck].
- "Romantic Narratives of Piracy and the Potential of Narratology in IR". Paper presented at the BISA-ISA International Conference, Edinburgh, 20-22 June 2012.
- "Und… haben wir gewonnen? Der Krieg gegen den Terror und die Messbarkeit von Sicherheitsmaximierung im Anti-Terror Kampf". Paper presented at the Annual Conference 'Der verunsicherte Staat. Sicherheitskultur im Wandel', Frankfurt a.M., 10-11 May 2012.
- "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 July 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 January 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 May 2006.