Syllabus
SEMINAR A:
THE RISE AND THE LOGIC OF TERRORISM
SEMINAR B:
AL – QAEDA – THE FLAGSHIP OF GLOBAL TERRORISM
SEMINAR C:
AFGH/PAK REGION and ISLAMIC STATE , THE CURRENT CORE(S) OF THREAT OR NOT ANYMORE?
SEMINAR D:
HOMEGROWN TERRORISM IN EUROPE
SEMINAR E:
SUICIDE TERRORISM AND THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL TERRORISM
Annotation
Master course obligatory-elective for students of International Relations and Security Studies. The course is also open for other students at Faculty of Social Sciences, including exchange students.
Course objectives:
The course gives an overview of the terrorism phenomenon throughout three centuries from the beginning of the end of the 19th century to present times at the beginning of 2001.
The aim of the course is to analyze specific features which define terrorism. The course’s main focus will be given to the latest development of terrorism which is defined as global terrorism. We will concentrate particularly on accompanying features of global terrorism – the structure of current terrorist groups, training abilities and capabilities and last but not least the phenomenon of suicide terrorism.
Learning outcomes:
After completing the course, students should be able to understand and analyze the phenomenon of terrorism with related issues and understand the analysis of terrorism’s current potential threat. At practical level, students should improve their presentation, speaking and writing skills.
Teaching Methods:
The course is comprised of informative introductory lesson and five to six seminars. Each seminar will be designed as follows:
• Opening introduction (40 min.) o Presentation which introduces the discussed issues
• Presentation of group of students on an assigned theme (40min.) o Carefully elaborated, containing possible suggestions for solutions o PowerPoint
• Discussion (20 – 30 min.) o Discussion will be focused on topics which were not covered during the presentation and might be controversial and/or interesting.
If time allows, the assigned readings will be discussed as well.
Students are required to prepare for the seminar by reading the assigned texts and actively participate in class dicussions.
The fulfilment of this requirement will be checked at the beginning of each seminar by handing in written answers.
Participation in the course will also include a final essay of a minimum of 5,000 words.
The topics are free of choice but nevertheless must be discussed with the lecturer. The analysis of only one specific terrorist group is excluded.