It is in the intersection of historical, anthropological and political understanding of a state, what will lead any study to a deeper comprehension of how the social, political and cultural-religious structures are organized and dependent on each other, from the grassroots to higher levels of policy making.
Last week Dennis McGilvray, Sandra Johansson and Christine Sundberg engaged us in a fascinating panel on the subject of terrorism. To start, the panel focused on why people undertake the decision to join terrorist groups. Sandra Johansson explained that in Colombia, researchers came to the conclusion that they entered, for instance, the FARC and paramilitary groups, because they needed a job; they were looking for adventure, survival or because they were abused at home. In fact, ideology was the second to last of their reasons. In Sri Lanka, Dennis McGilvray commented that The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), call themselves liberation fighters and not terrorist. He asserted that in the case of the LTTE the need for join this group had more to do with their linguistic and religious divide, the Tamil minority did not feel …show more content…
This panel demonstrated the importance of how an interdisciplinary approach to global issues, such as terrorism is pivotal if we want to fully understand the reasons behind these tactics of war. Moreover, it is in the intersection of these disciplines what will facilitate deeper understanding and greater communication of our global problems in the future. Thus, an interdisciplinary perspective provide us with the opportunity to draw from the best of all perspectives to maximize and increase our capacity to better respond to our relationship with the
Last week Dennis McGilvray, Sandra Johansson and Christine Sundberg engaged us in a fascinating panel on the subject of terrorism. To start, the panel focused on why people undertake the decision to join terrorist groups. Sandra Johansson explained that in Colombia, researchers came to the conclusion that they entered, for instance, the FARC and paramilitary groups, because they needed a job; they were looking for adventure, survival or because they were abused at home. In fact, ideology was the second to last of their reasons. In Sri Lanka, Dennis McGilvray commented that The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), call themselves liberation fighters and not terrorist. He asserted that in the case of the LTTE the need for join this group had more to do with their linguistic and religious divide, the Tamil minority did not feel …show more content…
This panel demonstrated the importance of how an interdisciplinary approach to global issues, such as terrorism is pivotal if we want to fully understand the reasons behind these tactics of war. Moreover, it is in the intersection of these disciplines what will facilitate deeper understanding and greater communication of our global problems in the future. Thus, an interdisciplinary perspective provide us with the opportunity to draw from the best of all perspectives to maximize and increase our capacity to better respond to our relationship with the