Terrorism

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

In this class we will explore terrorism from a comparative perspective. The goal of the course is to understand the causes, dynamics, and consequences of this type of political violence. We will explore the phenomenon both theoretically and empirically, and through the lens of political economy and political psychology. The course will analyze a number of historical and contemporary cases of domestic (i.e. IRA, ETA, Red Brigades, Al-Shabaab) and international (i.e. Al-Qaeda, ISIS, PLO) terrorism.