FSS:BSS451 Conceptualizing of terrorism - Course Information
BSS451 Conception of terrorism
Faculty of Social StudiesAutumn 2008
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. JUDr. PhDr. Marek Čejka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Maxmilián Strmiska, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D.
Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová - Timetable
- Mon 10:00–11:40 U43
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Security and Strategic Studies (programme FSS, N-PL)
- Course objectives
- This course is intended a scientific overview contemporary conceptualization of terrorism. Main objective of the course is to explain how is terrorism conceptualized in various milieus. Students should be able to understand and to analyze terrorist elements in political violent activities.
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction into the course; 2. General questions of conceptualization of terrorism in social sciences I. 3. General questions of conceptualization of terrorism in social sciences II. 4. General questions of conceptualization of terrorism in social sciences III. 5. Conceptualization of terrorism in legal and official documents I. 6. Conceptualization of terrorism in legal and official documents II. 7. Conceptualization of terrorism in legal and official documents III. 8. Case studies of conceptualization of terrorism I. 9. Case studies of conceptualization of terrorism II. 10. Case studies of conceptualization of terrorism III. (Čejka) 11. Case studies of conceptualization of terrorism IV. (Čejka) 12. Case studies of conceptualization of terrorism V.
- Literature
- Extended valid list of literature is in the IS (study materials)
- ČEJKA, Marek. Encyklopedie blízkovýchodního terorismu. Vyd. 1. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2007, 223 s. ISBN 9788087029190. info
- ŠTURMA, Pavel, Jana NOVÁKOVÁ and Veronika BÍLKOVÁ. Mezinárodní a evropské instrumenty proti terorismu a organizovanému zločinu. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2003, xvi, 362. ISBN 8071793051. info
- STRMISKA, Maxmilián. Terorismus a demokracie : pojetí a typologie subverzívního teroristického násilí v soudobých demokraciích. 1. vyd. v Brně: Masarykova univerzita, 2001, 103 s. ISBN 80-210-2755-X. info
- Assessment methods
- Each week: lectures, class discussions (including students presentations) Students will receive a final letter grade (A-F) for the semester based on the following components: 1/3 presentation of poistion papers; 1/3 seminary thesis; 1/3 final written exam. Grading: 56-60: A 51-55: B 46-50: C 41-45: D 36-40: E 35-0: F.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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