Objetivo Terror and terrorism are contested terms and take on many forms in different places and conjunctures. This project will look at terror and terrorism from a geographical perspective, aimed at providing a better understanding of the complexities of contemporary forms of terror. It will be of wide significance and applicability, as it will enable us to critically examine the workings of terror in a variety of settings and contexts. The particular research objectives are (i) to develop an innovative theoretical framework of 'geographies of terror and fear'; (ii) to examine the impact of terror on social movements; and (iii) to document geographies of terror and fear in Colombia's Pacific coast region. This will be achieved by (i) spending an outgoing phase of 24 months at the world-class Geography Department of the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), working in close collaboration with my mentor Professor John Agnew, an internationally renowned political geographer; (ii) conducting an extensive literature review, drawing on diverse disciplines such as human geography, social anthropology, sociology and social movement studies; (iii) presenting my own conceptual developments in research seminars to multidisciplinary academic audiences; and (iv) applying these theoretical insights to a specific empirical case study by conducting ethnographic fieldwork on forced displacement among black communities in Colombia. This proposal is of high relevance to the EU as it will (i) allow me to significantly consolidate and widen my research career prospects with an international dimension; (ii) promote the development and subsequent transfer back to Europe of my research competencies on my return to the University of Glasgow; and (iii) provide important data and insights for EU-Colombia relations and EU policies in the fields of terrorism, human rights, democratisation and minority rights. Ámbito científico social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical transitionsterrorismsocial sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalitiesracial inequalitysocial sciencespolitical sciencespolitical transitionsrevolutionssocial sciencessociologyanthropologysocial anthropologysocial scienceslawhuman rights Programa(s) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Tema(s) MOBILITY-2.2 - Marie Curie Outgoing International Fellowships (OIF) Convocatoria de propuestas FP6-2002-MOBILITY-6 Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación IIF - Marie Curie actions-Incoming International Fellowships Coordinador UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección University avenue Glasgow Reino Unido Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Participantes (1) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Estados Unidos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 405 hilgard avenue Los angeles Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos