Module POL3257 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3257: Understanding Terrorism and Counterterrorism
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Conceptual and theoretical frameworks in studying terrorism
- Historical trends
- Terrorism and technologies
- Terrorism and Media
- Gender in Terrorism
- Critical Studies of Terrorism
- Counter terrorism mechanisms
- Reintegration, reengagement and reconciliation of former terrorists and violent extremists
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 256 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activity | 44 | 22 x 2-hour seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 100 | Private study reading and preparing for seminars and presentations |
| Guided Independent Study | 156 | Preparation for essay and pre-seen exam including researching and collating relevant sources; planning the structure and argument; writing up the essay |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
1) Nacos, Brigitte, 2016, “Mass-Mediated Terrorism: Mainstream and Digital Media in Terrorism and Counterterrorism 3rd Edition, USA: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, INC
2) Hoffman, Bruce. 2017. “Inside Terrorism” (3rd Ed.). New York: Columbia University Press.
3) Kennedy, C. (2015) Terrorism and Political Violence. London: Sage
4) Lee, J. and Lister, M. (2015) Critical Perspectives on Counter-Terrorism. London: Routledge.
5) Journal articles + book chapters
