Political Assassinations

3 Credits

Course topics include political assassinations, their consequences, and the possible means for their prevention, from profiling assassins to protection of potential targets. Research on political assassinations has developed from many different disciplines and so we will be drawing on theory and research from across a range of different fields, including international relations, political science, criminology, psychology, sociology and economics. In each lecture we will review the scholarly issues associated with political assassinations as well as considering the practical, counter attack challenges faced by security and law enforcement.