Course ID: | SOCI(INTL) 4700. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Global Terrorism |
Course Description: | Terrorism and its control from a sociological perspective.
Topics include the definition of terrorism, history and
contemporary patterns of terrorism, reasons for joining
terrorist groups, social conditions under which terrorist
violence occurs, whether terrorism works, and the effectiveness
of counterterrorist strategies. |
Oasis Title: | Global Terrorism |
Prerequisite: | SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H or permission of department |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | This course analyzes the social conditions underlying terrorist
violence and the response to it. Students will be expected to
understand why definitions of terrorism are so controversial,
how terrorism has evolved as one type of political violence,
where across the globe terrorism is most prevalent, which
organizations are most heavily involved in terrorist attacks,
the links between terrorist and criminal organizations, why
people become terrorists, what effects terrorism has, including
its effects on terrorists’ strategic goals, which broad
strategies are most effective in countering terrorism, and how
terrorism might evolve in the future. Students will be expected
to master the books and journal articles assigned for the
course and to engage in focused discussion and writing on the
topics.
Students will be asked to demonstrate their mastery of the
course content in written work that is appropriate for an
academic context.
Students will be asked to demonstrate their mastery of the
course content in speech that is appropriate for an academic
context. |
Topical Outline: | 1. Defining “terrorism”
2. History of terrorism
3. Contemporary patterns of terrorism
4. Terrorist organizations
5. Terrorism and crime
6. Becoming a terrorist
7. Causes of terrorist violence
8. Does terrorism work?
9. Countering terrorism
10. The future of terrorism |
Honor Code Reference: | As a University of Georgia student, you have agreed to abide
by the University’s academic honest policy, “A Culture of
Honesty,” and the Student Honor Code. All academic work must
meet the standards described in “A Culture of Honesty” found
at: https://ovpi.uga.eduacademic-honesty/academic-honesty-
policy. Lack of knowledge of the academic honesty policy is not
a reasonable explanation for a violation. Questions related to
course assignments and the academic honesty policy should be
directed to the instructor. |