Terrorism and Insurgency

Catalog description

Provides a critical overview of the use of terror by governments, insurgents and other nonstate actors. Engages the definition of terrorism and provides an overview of key practices and strategies. Reviews key theories as to the causes, meaning and impact of the deployment of terror as a strategy by distinct groups. This involves a consideration of state terror, insurgencies and global terror networks. Links many of the core ideas reviewed in this class with a set of case studies designed to ground the broader discussion of terror within specific situations and contexts.