TERRORISM

PSIR465

Course Code: PSIR465
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Haluk Karadağ

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understand the basics and importance of a particular type of political violence.
Learn the definition, history, motivations and types of terrorism and the counter-terrorism efforts.
Understand, describe and critically evaluate the fundamental causes of terrorism.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

The focus of the course is on academic approaches to understanding terrorism as a method. Some of the topics that will be covered include the definition of terrorism, its history, targets and types of terrorism, as well as counter-terrorism methods. The regional plan of the course allows for an assessment of terrorist trends in different parts of the world.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	History of terrorism
3^rd Week	Terrorist motives
4^th Week	Terrorist typology I: State Terrorism and Nationalist/ Separatist Terrorism
5^th Week	Terrorist typology III: Eco-terrorism and Cyber-terrorism
6^th Week	Terrorist typology III: Eco-terrorism and Cyber-terrorism
7^th Week	Mid-term exam
8^th Week	Financing of terrorism especially regional terrorism like PKK in Turkey
9^th Week	Terrorism and Media
10^th Week	Anti-terrorism/ Counterterrorism
11^th Week	Middle East
12^th Week	Europe
13^th Week	Asia and Latin America
14^th Week	The future of terrorism

Recommended or Required Reading

Required Reading
Walter Laqueur, The New Terrorism, Fanaticism and The Arms of Mass Destruction, Phoenix Press, London, 2001.
Recommended Readings
Abraham R. Wagner, "Terrorist use of New Technologies", Countering Terrorism and WMD (Edit: Peter Catona, Michael D. Intriligator, John P. Sullivan), Routledge, London and New York, 2006, p. 109-130.
Cindy Combs, Terrorism in the Twenty-first Century. New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 1997.
David J. Whittaker, Terrorists and Terrorism in the Contemporary World, Routledge, London and New York, 2004.
David Schultz, Democracy on Trial: Terrorism, Crime, and National Security Policy in a Post 9-11 World, Golden Gate University Law Review, Winter 2008, p. 1-24
John P. Sullivan, "Fusing Terrorism Security and Response", Countering Terrorism and WMD (Edit: Peter Catona, Michael D. Intriligator, John P. Sullivan), Routledge, London and New York, 2006, p. 272-288.
Kevin A. O'Brien, "Information Age Terrorism and Warfare", A Victory for a Conventional Force Fighting an Unconventional War", Grand Strategy in the War Against Terrorism, (Edit: Thomas R. Mockaitis, Paul B. Rich), Frank Cass, London-Portland, Oregon, 2003, p. 183-206.
Michael D. Intriligator and Abdullah Toukan, "Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction", Countering Terrorism and WMD (Edit: Peter Catona, Michael D. Intriligator, John P. Sullivan), Routledge, London and New York, 2006, p. 69-84.
Micheal Jonsson and Svante Cornell, "Kurds and Pay, Examining PKK Financing", Jane's Intelligence Rewiew, April 2008, p. 19-21.
Milan Veseley, "All Eyes on Aden", The Middle East, April 2009, p. 18-19.
Nihat Ali Özcan, PKK (Kürdistan İşçi Partisi) Tarihi, İdeolojisi ve Yöntemi, 1999.
Orhan Türkdoğan, "21. Yüzyılın Eşiğinde Türk Sosyolojisinin Dinamikleri", 2023, p. 42-55.
Peter Chalk, Low Intensity Conflict in Southeast Asia: Piracy, Drug Trafficking and Political Terrorism, Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism, Conflict Studies 305/306, January and February, 1998
Prof.Dr. Abdülkadir Çevik ile Söyleşi, 2023, 15.12.2007, p. 41.
Sertaç Başeren, 'Terörizm ve Uluslararası İlişkiler', Stratejik Araştırmalar Dergisi, Y. 1, Şubat 2003.
Ümit Özdağ, PKK Terörü: Neden Bitmedi? Nasıl Biter?, Kripto Kitaplar, 2009.
Ümit Özdağ, Osman Metin Öztürk (Eds.), Terörizm İncelemeleri, 2000.
Warren Chin, "Operation 'Enduring Freedom': A Victory for a Conventional Force Fighting an Unconventional War", Grand Strategy in the War Against Terrorism, (Edit: Thomas R. Mockaitis, Paul B. Rich), Frank Cass, London-Portland, Oregon, 2003, pp. 57-76.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	25
Assignment	1	15
Attendance	1	10
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	40	40
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	30	30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	1	8	8
Total Work Load			150
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1
K2
K3		X
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8		X
K9	X		X
K10	X	X	X
K11	X	X	X
K12		X	X
K13