Terrorism & Political Violence

The course will offer detailed analysis of the problems and key debates in terrorism research. It will focus on issues of conceptualization, historical development and theoretical explanations.

Detailed course description

CREDIT:
4 or 6 ECTS

Over a decade after 9/11 terrorism research has established itself as an interdisciplinary subfield within political science coving insights from history, psychology, sociology and law. The course will offer detailed analysis of the problems and key debates in terrorism research. It will focus on issues of conceptualization, historical development, theoretical explanations and questions regarding counter-terrorism as well as the limitations within the field from both perspectives of traditional terrorism research and critical terrorism studies.

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Alexander Spencer

Registration for this course:

1. Fill out the form in the sign up button below. Your application will be forwarded to University of Magdeburg and they will turn to you about about the following step.

2.  Since this is an ECTS course from Otto Von Guericke University Magdeburg, an additional university registration could be necessary. You will get all relevant information when you have been admitted to the course.

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