Torture in the French-Algerian War

The French authorities systematically used torture in the French-Algerian War (1954-1962). The lecture explores that practice and tests two theses: 1. Democracies tend to use torture in asymmetric conflicts when faced with terrorist methods. 2. Torture goes along with the erosion of basic democratic structures and principles.

Bio:
Annette Förster, PhD, is a Lecturer and Research Associate for the Institute of Political Science at Aachen University and the current Rooney International Visiting Scholar at Robert Morris University. Her PhD is in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and she is the author of a book, "Peace, Justice and International Order" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) and of several articles on torture and democracy.