GOVT327 - Politics of Terrorism

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Academic Year 2002/2003

Politics of Terrorism
GOVT 327 FA

Clusters:

Southern Asia and Indian Ocean

This course analyzes terrorism as one form of contemporary political violence. The course will focus on the causes and consequences of terrorism against the state since the French Revolution. It employs an interdisciplinary, case-study-oriented approach.

MAJOR READINGS

Martha Crenshaw, TERRORISM IN CONTEXT
Brigitte Nacos, TERRORISM AND THE MEDIA
Mark Juergensmeyer, TERROR IN THE MIND OF GOD
Walter Reich, ed., ORIGINS OF TERRORISM

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Research papers, plus take-home final exam.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students who have not taken GOVT155, 157 or 159, may see the instructor to request a prerequisite override.
"Students who wish to be eligible to register for the course during Drop/Add should place themselves on the wait list during on-line registration. Wait list preference rankings will be one factor I will consider in making Drop/Add period registration decisions."

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: GOVT155 OR GOVT157 OR GOVT159

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Crenshaw,Martha

Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: PAC104

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 25)

SR. major: 15 Jr. major: 10

SR. non-major: X Jr. non-major: X SO: X FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Writing, Focused Inquiry Course

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003