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About the Course

Delve into the research behind terrorism as you unpack the assumptions and impacts of both terrorism and counterterrorism. Terrorism has arguably been one of the defining factors of our age. It frequently makes headlines, threatening or attacking governments, private businesses, and ordinary citizens. In many parts of the world, it has been one of the most important threats to peace, security, and stability – but what does this mean exactly? On this six-week course from Leiden University, you’ll explore the essence of terrorism and discover why it is so difficult to define. Unpacking its history and the theory of the waves of terrorism, you’ll analyse both the theoretical approaches and practical applications of terrorism and counterterrorism in the real world. There are many assumptions that cloud the subjects of terrorism and counterterrorism. These myths are often created and intensified by individual bias, the government, and the media. On this course, you’ll discover different assumptions about terrorist identities and motivations, as well as the efficiencies of various counterterrorism efforts. You’ll then compare this with academic research to investigate the truth behind these assumptions. In your exploration of the impact of terrorism, you’ll delve into the culture of fear created by terrorism, as well as the success of counterterrorism policies to limit and manage its impact on society. In the final stage of this course, you’ll reflect on trends and developments in terrorism and counterterrorism. You’ll assess current academic research as well as what could be studied in the future to help....

Top reviews

PR

Aug 28, 2021

Not all the reading materials are opening. The course content is old . There is a need for new and latest issues to be included in the course. There is also a need for advance level of another course.

JM

Nov 29, 2022

Very informative and thorough overview of the Terrorism-Counterterrorism literature. The literature is presented in a well organized manner making it easy to follow from the assigned readings.

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Oct 25, 2024

It was very informative.

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Jun 30, 2022

Good learning experience

By Felipe C L

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Sep 21, 2017

Very interesting course!

By Miroslav K

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Jan 24, 2017

Great course, thank you!

By Nikolaos P

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Jan 7, 2016

Very interesting course!

By WEI D

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Aug 24, 2017

very clear，great course

By Richard K

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Apr 5, 2017

Interesting compilation

By Amherd D

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Aug 22, 2015

Very interesting course

By Muallim Y

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Feb 26, 2019

Very Excellent course.

By Arbora A

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Sep 28, 2017

More than interesting!

By Valeria B

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Jun 18, 2017

Thank you Prof Bakker!

By Loreto R

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Nov 1, 2021

Extremely interesting

By ezekiel c

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Mar 8, 2021

Thank you for course.

By Hantiyeh T

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Sep 7, 2019

Holistic and relevant

By Claude M

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Mar 28, 2019

Loved it learnt a lot

By Annabelle M

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Apr 13, 2018

Very useful course !

By Alejandra M R

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May 8, 2020

Excellent course!!!

By Khalil K

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Sep 12, 2018

Great understanding

By Jesus F R

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Aug 18, 2019

Exceptionally good

By Benjamin B D

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Nov 15, 2018

I LOVE THIS COURSE

By Chew S Y

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Oct 25, 2017

Easy to understand

By adafafsdfcA a e

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Aug 12, 2016

Interesting course

By jose m

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Sep 7, 2015

Excelente material

By ADOUMADJI M

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Apr 21, 2022

C'est unune C'est

By Pieter D C

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Dec 19, 2019

Excellent course!