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Module One

(Defining Terrorism)

 

Required Readings:

1. Understanding Terrorism (Poland)

    a.    Chapter One: Concepts of Terror and Terrorism

    b.    Chapter Two: Historical Antecedents of Terrorism and Violence
    c.    Chapter Five: Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations: The "A List."

2.  Terrorism (Snowden & Whitsel)

    a.    Chapter One: Identity and the Terrorist Threat: An Interpretive and Explanatory

           Model

    b.    Chapter Two: The Changing Face of American Terrorism

    c.    Chapter Five: Implementing Justice through Terror and Destruction: Ecoterror's

           Violent Agenda to "Save" Nature.

    d.    Chapter Ten: The Right to Revise History:  The Institute for Historical Review

    E.    Chapter Fourteen: Zealous Before the Lord: The Construction of Christian Identity

           Theology
 

Recommended Readings:

(Available via the Union Institute and University electronic library)

 

1.    Ganor, B. (2002). Defining Terrorism: Is One Man's Terrorist another Man's

       Freedom Fighter? Police Practice & Research, 3(4), p287.  

2.    Sunhauseen, U. (2004) Terrorism and America. Social Alternatives. 23(2), p6.

3.    Laquer, W. (2004) World of Terror. National Geographic. 206(5), p72.

4.    Larabee, A. (2003). A Brief History of Terrorism in the United States.

       Knowledge, Technology & Policy, 16(1), p21.

5.   Duff, R. (2005). Notes on Punishment and Terrorism. American Behavioral

      Scientist, 48(6), p758.

 

(Click to follow hyperlinks)

The Changing Faces of Terrorism

A Brief History of Terrorism


Assignments:
       
(Note: Assignment due dates are listed on the course homepage)

 

Written Assignments

 

Using the readings and your own research, complete a 4-6 page paper. Explore the various definitions of terrorism. What definition would you use? As you complete your paper, consider the following questions: What are the strengths of your definition of terrorism? What are the weaknesses? Is terrorism a military problem or a criminal justice problem? How does your definition cover state terror, state involvement in terror, state sponsorship of terror and stateless terrorist groups? What, if any, theories on violence, particularly political violence support your definition? How is your definition shaped by your own cultural, political and social views?

 

Hint:: Superior work (an A grade) will include sources from academic, peer reviewed journals; be properly formatted and sourced in APA style.

 

Session/Semester Long Project:

Your final project will involve an analysis of an active terrorist group.  Click here to go to the MIPT Terrorism information Center.  In order to use their library of edocs you will have to register.  Once you have registered.  Search the eDocuments for the Country Reports on Terrorism.  Once you find this document,  take a look at the different active groups in 2005.  Compare the 2005 country reports against Poland's list of active groups.  Choose a group for your final project analysis.  Submit a one page justifying your choice and deter.mining whether the group is an international or domestic group.  Note that you final project should be 8-10 pages in length.

 

Practical Exercise

 

None

 

Participation Assignment

 

Go to the Criminal Justice Online forum and post:

 

1.      Register and create a user name that is your first initial, last name, and the
         word  "Union."  If I  were creating that user name I would be rfosterunion.

2.     Click here to find the first threaded discussion assignment.

3.      After you have posted, you must respond to a post made by another Union     

         learner.
Due Dates Summer 2008 Go To
Semester Session I Session II  
April 28, 2008 April 28, 2008 June 23, 2008 Semester/Session Begins
May 23, 2008 May 16, 2008 July 4, 2008 Module One (Defining Terrorism)
June 20, 2008 May 30, 2008 July 18, 2008 Module Two (Modus Operandi of Terrorists)
July 18, 2008 June 6, 2008 August 1, 2008 Module Three (Response to Terrorism)
August 8, 2008 June 20, 2008 August 15, 2008 Module Four (Emerging Trends)
August 16, 2008 June 21, 2008 August 16, 2008 Semester/Session Ends

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