International Terrorism

Paper Code: 
MIR 224
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

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

 

Course Outcomes (CO)

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

MIR 224

International Terrorism

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

CO34: Develop critical understanding of tenets of International terrorism in International Relations .

CO35: Analyse the concept and underpinning legal principles of international crimes of terrorism, whether at the national or international level .

CO36: Explain treaty-based crimes relevant for prosecuting acts of terrorism, whether at the national or international level and analyse the issues pertaining to radicalisation .

CO37:  Apply the various analytical frameworks of terrorism and counter-terrorism strategies

CO38: Critically analyse the structure, evolution, and dynamics of international terrorist organizations.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Power Point Presentation

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects
 
12.00

Definition of Terrorism, various perspectives; nature of Terrorism 

12.00

Forms of terrorism:  Individual, Group, State, Economic, Regional, Cyber, Cross border, Ideological, Religious, Ethnic, Political, and International 

12.00

Objectives and means adopted by terrorists; Problems in Containing Terrorism: Defining Terrorism, Double Standard of the state players, changing attitude, Failure of Governments 

12.00

Counter Terrorist Methods at International level, Legal, political, Military, Negotiations, Diplomacy, Flexible Judicial response, Bilateral

12.00

 Important Terrorist Organizations: Al Qai‘da, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, HAMAS. Hizbul-Muhajideen, ISIS

Universal Anti terrorism conventions and protocols 

Essential Readings: 

Essential Readings

Ø  Martin, G.(2015), Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspective and issues, New Delhi: Sage Publications

Ø  Khatri, S.K.andKueck, G.W. (eds), (2009), Terrorism in South Asia, Impact on Development and Democratic Process, New Delhi: Shipra Publications

Ø  Gupta, K.R.,(2002), International Terrorism: World Viewpoints, New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi.

Ø  Gupta, K.R.(2002), International Terrorism: Conventions, Resolutions, Legislations, Terrorist Organisations and Terrorists‖,New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors

Ø  Ghosh, S.(2000), Pakistan‘s ISI: Network of Terror in India, New Delhi: A.P.H.Publishing house

References: 

Reference books

 

Ø  Lowe,D. (2018) Terrorism: Law and Policy, New York: Routledge

Ø  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

Ø  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

Ø  Afzal,M.(2018), Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State, Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press

Ø  Sheppard,J.A.,(2017) Countering Heedless Jihad: Toward a Field Manual for Intellectual Sabotage,Lanham,Maryland: Rowman& Littlefield

Ø  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

Ø  Malet,D.(2017) Foreign Fighters: Transnational Identity in Civil Conflicts, New York, NY: Oxford University Press

Ø  Cook, A.H.,(2017) Terrorist Organizations and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman& Littlefield

Ø  Altheide,D.A.,(2017) Terrorism and the Politics of Fear ,Lanham, Maryland: Rowman& Littlefield

Ø  Wittmann, A.M.(2017) Talking Conflict: The Loaded Language of Genocide, Political Violence, Terrorism, and Warfare, Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO

Ø  Guttry,A. D., Capone,F. and Paulussen C. (Eds.),(2016), Foreign Fighters Under International Law and Beyond, New York, NY: Asser Press/Springer

Ø  Yusuf, M. (Ed.),(2014), Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Challenge (Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press/United States Institute of Peace

Ø  Whittaker, D. (2012). The Terrorism Reader, London: Routledge.

Ø  Reuter, D. and Yoo, J. (Eds.),(2011) Confronting Terror: 9/11 and the Future of American National Security, New York: Encounter Books

Ø  Crews, R.D. and Tarzi, A.(Eds.), (2009), The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan (Cambridge: Harvard University Press

 

E-Resources:

 

Ø  Terrorism in South Asia: Impact on Development and Democratic Process. (2003). India: Shipra Publications. Can be retrieved from https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Terrorism_in_South_Asia/BPfsAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Terrorism%20in%20South%20Asia,%20Impact%20on%20Development%20and%20Democratic%20Process

Ø  The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan. (2009). United States: Harvard University Press. Can be retrieved from  https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Taliban_and_the_Crisis_of_Afghanista/lVgwEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

Ø  The Terrorism Reader. (2012). United Kingdom: Routledge. Can be retrieved from https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Terrorism_Reader/SOhJQbP77h0C?hl=en&gbpv=0

Ø  International Terrorism: World viewpoints. (2002). India: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. Can be retrieved from  https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/International_Terrorism_World_viewpoints/eBjmAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=International%20Terrorism:%20World%20Viewpoints

Ø  Martin, G. (2017). Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues. India: SAGE Publications. Can be retrieved from https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Understanding_Terrorism/FKu6swEACAAJ?hl=en

 

 

Journals

Ø  International Studies Review

Ø  Review of International Studies

Ø  International Affairs

Ø  International Relations

Ø  Security Studies

                 Terrorism and Political Violence

Academic Year: 
2023-24
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