Table of Contents

Table of Contents

PART I: Introduction

Téwodros Workneh & Paul Haridakis

PART II: The Politics and Discourse of Counterterrorism Laws

2. Schizorevolutions versus Microfascisms: The Fear of Anarchy in State Securitization

Athina Karatzogianni & Andrew Robinson

3. Parliamentary Discussion of Counter-terrorism in Portugal: Discourses on the Right and on the Left

Eunice Castro Seixas

4. Anti-terrorism Regulations and Freedom of Speech in Spain

Isabel Serrano Maillo

5. Counter-terrorism Gone Digital: Framing Cybercrime in Turkey

Nazli Bülay Doğan

6. Chinese-Speaking Netizens’ Comments on VOA’s Coverage of China’s Counter-Terrorism Laws and Freedom of Speech

Wei Sun

7. Terrorism and Counter-terrorism legislation in Brazil

Daniel Oppermann

8. How 9/11 Changed America and How We (can) Talk about It: Torture and the Guantanamo Military Commissions

Rita Radostitz

PART III: Counter-Terrorism Laws and Journalistic Practice

9. Journalism on Ice—National Security Laws and The Chilling Effect in Australian Journalism

Richard Murray, Rebecca Ananian-Welsh & Peter Greste

10. Anti-terrorism Regulation and Journalism Practice in Uganda

Florence Namasinga Selnes

11. Between Voice and Silence: India’s Counter-terrorism Laws and Self-Censorship of Journalists in the Kashmir Conflict

Mohammad Imran Parray

12. Investigative Journalism and Counter-terrorism Law in Cameroon

Ngangum Peter Tiako

PART IV: Counter-Terrorism Laws and Citizen Expression

13. Peru’s Counter-Terrorism Law in Post-Conflict Times

Gabriela Martínez

14. Extremism: Russia’s Crackdown on Free Speech and Religious Freedom in the Name of National Security

Daniel Ortner

15. Confronting “The Other”: Internal Constraints on Freedom of Speech to Combat Perceived External Threats

Paul Haridakis

16. Terrorism Law System in Algeria: To Serve and Protect or to Control and Oppress?

Francesco Tamburini

17. Counter-terrorism and Freedom of Speech in Ethiopia: The EPRDF Years

Téwodros Workneh

18. Instrument to Rule? Examining the Impact of Bangladesh’s Counter-terrorism Laws on Freedom of Expression

Shudipta Sharma

PART V: Epilogue

19. Epilogue: Insights and Lessons Learned or Confirmed

Paul Haridakis & Téwodros Workneh

About the Author

Téwodros Workneh is assistant professor of global communication at the School of Communication Studies, Kent State University.

Paul Haridakis is professor of communication studies at Kent State University.

Reviews

"An impressive contribution to the comparative and multi-disciplinary study of counter-terrorism and its effects. This book examines a broad range of jurisdictions from throughout the globe and drills down on how growing counter-terrorism laws too often shrink the space available for free expression."

"The global reach of the critiques and analyses in Counter-Terrorism Laws and Freedom of Expression make this book a crucial new tool for the interrogation of dangerous threats to free speech worldwide. Téwodros Workneh and Paul Haridakis seamlessly weave representative studies from a diverse array of experts and locales to show that, no matter the system, all governments seek the cover of terrorism to rationalize self-interested censorship. A primary - and sobering - text across disciplines, from political science to international studies to journalism and beyond."

"The main contribution of this book is the reflection on the ways democratic and non-democratic states deals with the threat of external and internal terrorism using counter-terrorism as their legal machinery. The book sheds light on a wide spectrum of the risks counter-terrorism poses to democratic values such as freedom of expression by showing the difficulties to maintain this right in times of combating terrorism. The book indicates strongly what happens when states are using anti-terrorism acts without strong judicial review by the courts. Without due balances between the needs of security and preservation of freedom of expression we are depriving our citizens from having a fair report about security operations and the risks involved in the lives of media personnel."