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About the Course

Delve into the research behind terrorism as you unpack the assumptions and impacts of both terrorism and counterterrorism. Terrorism has arguably been one of the defining factors of our age. It frequently makes headlines, threatening or attacking governments, private businesses, and ordinary citizens. In many parts of the world, it has been one of the most important threats to peace, security, and stability – but what does this mean exactly? On this six-week course from Leiden University, you’ll explore the essence of terrorism and discover why it is so difficult to define. Unpacking its history and the theory of the waves of terrorism, you’ll analyse both the theoretical approaches and practical applications of terrorism and counterterrorism in the real world. There are many assumptions that cloud the subjects of terrorism and counterterrorism. These myths are often created and intensified by individual bias, the government, and the media. On this course, you’ll discover different assumptions about terrorist identities and motivations, as well as the efficiencies of various counterterrorism efforts. You’ll then compare this with academic research to investigate the truth behind these assumptions. In your exploration of the impact of terrorism, you’ll delve into the culture of fear created by terrorism, as well as the success of counterterrorism policies to limit and manage its impact on society. In the final stage of this course, you’ll reflect on trends and developments in terrorism and counterterrorism. You’ll assess current academic research as well as what could be studied in the future to help....

Top reviews

JM

Nov 29, 2022

Very informative and thorough overview of the Terrorism-Counterterrorism literature. The literature is presented in a well organized manner making it easy to follow from the assigned readings.

KC

Aug 18, 2015

A lot of reading is needed which, on one hand, is beneficial to the students but on the other can be exhausting as well. Anyway, I had a great time and gain a better perspective on terrorism.

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By John D

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Aug 19, 2015

Informative and well presented.

By Marcus M T

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May 30, 2017

Très bon cours bien documenté!

By Asif S B

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Oct 5, 2015

Very informative and engaging!

By Mohammad A

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Feb 4, 2017

Great, in-depth on topic.

By Reuben P

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Apr 7, 2019

learn a lot of news things

By Fatima A

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Aug 25, 2021

It was a good experience!

By Javier G r

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Sep 25, 2019

very interesting course.

By Theerth N

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Jul 31, 2022

I found it usefull

By Alexandre G

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Aug 29, 2020

Good course!

By Cheung Y N

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Jun 8, 2019

Nice course!

By Mücahit F Y

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Oct 31, 2016

fantastic

By Carolina R d C

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Oct 3, 2016

So good!

By Robert P

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Sep 19, 2016

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By Matthias C

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Feb 24, 2016

Average. Doesn't really like the Professor's style. He spends too many time trying to explain that he feels really concern about the victims etc. I feel that the content of the class could have been interesting but the organization was messy. Finally it gives the impression that academics know barely anything about the subject. I would have prefer a more historical approach. Overall i've watched all the content but in the future i won't spend much time checking for new Mooc from him. Thanks for the try though

By Walter C L J

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Aug 24, 2015

It is a great theme, but at many points the course focuses on "who said what", regarding authors and papers, and emphasizes this type of question throughout all the tests. I think a longer course where these statements and papers could be properly discussed and explained would easily be a 5-star rating. The instructor clearly knows a lot on the subject and the material is top quality.

By Matthys J U

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Sep 14, 2015

It was very good to learn terrorism from the theory angle and believe the two groups should work closer.

By Andrés H C

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Oct 18, 2020

Interesting. It is not my prefer topic, but it's worth to learn somthing on the subject

By Janet Q

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Aug 1, 2019

Unfortunately, articles listed as optional reading end up on the quiz at week's end.

By RED L P

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Feb 5, 2025

Great Combination of Theory and Practice

By Martin M

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May 27, 2018

basic knowledge, nothing special.

By Christopher R

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Jul 28, 2020

Very good

By laura

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Nov 30, 2015

no se puede realizar el trabajo final en español, solamente en ingles, me parece mal, es un curso interesante y por supuesto enigmatico pero al no poderlo hacer en mi lengua me decepciona mucho

By Margot D

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Oct 21, 2015

I've taken this course for a while but prefered to stop as I found it very not academic in terms of ethics and objectivity. It spreads anxiety and takes too much liberty with History.

By Meeran

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May 21, 2016

Can be better