1. The field of Terrorism Studies has been shaped by narrow definitions, Eurocentric frameworks, and state-led narratives. This has led to a deliberate exclusion of perspectives from the Global South and from the Muslim world. The ground-breaking work Methodologies in Critical Terrorism Studies, has instead sought to challenge this status quo by bringing together a diverse set of scholars to broaden the intellectual horizons of Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS).
2. CASS plans a book discussion webinar on 1 October 2025, aiming to inform our audience, in particular CASS researchers, on how to understand and deploy the tools and findings of CTS in their research, which is steeped in traditional & non-traditional security themes and research questions.
3. In that regard, the webinar seeks to ask the invited speaker to address several areas of research interest, as follows:
- A background to the evolution of TS, and of CTS as an alternative discourse to interpret violence, non-state actor behavior, terrorism framing, conflict studies, and international relations.
- A discussion of the key findings of the edited volume. Key question: how can researchers at CASS, who conduct research pertaining to precisely these themes in both a South Asian as well as international context, draw upon CTS?
What are the pathways forward and research agendas for young researchers aiming to use methodologies in CTS.?
