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International Terrorism
The objectives of this course are to: 1. The objective of the course is to provide the students with a broad understanding of international terrorism, and to enhance the ability to engage knowledgeably in discussion and debate on the subject. 2. The course considers a wide range of questions in order to provide students with a deeper understanding of the threat of terrorism today. 3. The course will facilitate a holistic and integrated comprehension of how has terrorism evolved over time as a mode of political violence. 4. It will introduce the student genre with the defining features of modern terrorism, including ideological principles, political motivations and organizational structure. 5. It will also provide analytical understanding of the challenges associated with modern counter terrorism responses. 6. The course will analyze both terrorism’s effectiveness as a means to achieve political change and the challenges faced by the liberal democratic state in responding to domestic and/or international terrorist campaigns
Definition of Terrorism, various perspectives; nature of Terrorism
Forms of terrorism: Individual, Group, State, Economic, Regional, Cyber, Cross border, Ideological, Religious, Ethnic, Political, and International
Objectives and means adopted by terrorists; Problems in Containing Terrorism: Defining Terrorism, Double Standard of the state players, changing attitude, Failure of Governments
Counter Terrorist Methods at International level, Legal, political, Military, Negotiations, Diplomacy, Flexible Judicial response, Bilateral
Important Terrorist Organizations: Al Qai‘da, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, HAMAS. Hizbul-Muhajideen, ISIS Universal Anti terrorism conventions and protocols
Books Recommended: Essential Readings Khatri, S.K.andKueck, G.W. (eds), (2009), Terrorism in South Asia, Impact on Development and Democratic Process, New Delhi: Shipra Publications Gupta, K.R.,(2002), International Terrorism: World Viewpoints, New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi. Perera A.R.,(1997) International Terrorism, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House 249 Gupta, K.R.(2002), International Terrorism: Conventions, Resolutions, Legislations, Terrorist Organisations and Terrorists‖,New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors Martin, G.(2009), Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspective and issues, New Delhi: Sage Publications Ghosh, S.(2000), Pakistan‘s ISI: Network of Terror in India, New Delhi: A.P.H.Publishing house
Reference books Whittaker, D. (2001). The Terrorism Reader, London: Routledge. Guttry,A. D., Capone,F. and Paulussen C. (Eds.),(2016), Foreign Fighters Under International Law and Beyond, New York, NY: Asser Press/Springer Malet,D.(2017) Foreign Fighters: Transnational Identity in Civil Conflicts, New York, NY: Oxford University Press Cook, A.H., Terrorist Organizations and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman& Littlefield Altheide,D.A.,(2017) Terrorism and the Politics of Fear ,Lanham, Maryland: Rowman& Littlefield Wittmann, A.M.(2017) Talking Conflict: The Loaded Language of Genocide, Political Violence, Terrorism, and Warfare, Santa Barbara, California: ABCCLIO Lowe,D. (2018) Terrorism: Law and Policy, New York: Routledge Reuter, D. and Yoo, J. (Eds.),(2011) Confronting Terror: 9/11 and the Future of American National Security, New York: Encounter Books Eli Berman,E., Felter, J.H. and Shapiro,J.N. (2018) Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict, Princeton: Princeton University Press Institute for Economics & Peace, (2017) Global Terrorism Index 2017: Measuring and Understanding the Impact of Terrorism [IEP Report 55] [Fifth Edition], New York: Institute for Economics & Peace Institute for Economics & Peace,(2018), Global Peace Index 2018: Measuring Peace in a Complex World [IEP Report 58] [Twelfth Edition], New York: Institute for Economics & Peace Sheppard,J.A.,(2017) Countering Heedless Jihad: Toward a Field Manual for Intellectual Sabotage,Lanham,Maryland: Rowman& Littlefield Yusuf, M. (Ed.),(2014), Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Challenge (Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press/United States Institute of Peace Afzal,M.(2018), Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State, Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press Crews, R.D. and Tarzi, A.(Eds.), (2009), The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan (Cambridge: Harvard University Press
