International Terrorism

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

This paper intends to highlight the variations in terrorism in a systematised form. It fundamentally presents the causes, origins, types, nature, course and effects of terrorism and terrorists‘ organizations worldwide, stressing the menace of such activities on humanity at large. It concentrates on finding suitable remedies to the human threat in a positive manner through academic understanding and learning

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Unit I: 
UNIT 1

Definition of Terrorism, various perspectives; nature of Terrorism

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Unit II: 
UNIT 2

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

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Unit III: 
UNIT 3

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

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Unit IV: 
UNIT 4

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

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT 5

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

Universal Anti terrorism conventions and protocols

Essential Readings: 
  • Khatri, S.K.and Kueck, 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
  • 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
References: 
  • 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: ABC-CLIO
  • 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
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