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Terrorists, Hostages, Victims, and “The Crisis Team”: A “Who's Who” Puzzle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2020

Nancy Potter
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Abstract

This essay examines the relationship between nonviolence and trustworthiness. I focus on questions of accountability for people in midlevel positions of power, where multiple loyalties and responsibilities create conflicts and where policies can push people into actions that reinstate hegemonic relations. A case study from crisis counseling is presented in which the (mis) management of the case exacerbated previous violence done to a biracial female. The importance of resistance to dominant ideology is scrutinized.

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Research Article
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Hypatia , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , Summer 1999 , pp. 126 - 156
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Copyright © 1999 by Hypatia, Inc.

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