CDS402 Political Violence

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Marek Rybář, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Otto Eibl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:40 U33
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Long-term trends in armed conflicts.
  • Civil Wars: Conceptual Definitions
  • Causes of Civil War
  • Violence against Civilians
  • Ending Civil wars
  • What is Terrorism?
  • Economics, Inequality and Terrorism
  • Religion and Terrorism
  • Understanding Lone Actor Terrorism
  • Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency
Literature
    required literature
  • Krueger, Alan B. What Makes a Terrorist? Economics and the Roots of Terrorism. Princeton: PU Press, 2007.
  • Radical, Religious, and Violent: The New Economics of Terrorism. Eli Berman. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2009.
  • Inside terrorism. Edited by Bruce Hoffman. Rev. and expanded ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006, xvii, 432. ISBN 9780231126991. info
  • The logic of violence in civil war. Edited by Stathis N. Kalyvas. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006, xviii, 485. ISBN 0521670047. URL info
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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