CDSn4002 Political Violence

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2020
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
doc. Marek Rybář, M.A., 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 U41
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. xvii, 432. ISBN 9780231126991. 2006. info
  • The logic of violence in civil war. Edited by Stathis N. Kalyvas. New York: Cambridge University Press. xviii, 485. ISBN 0521670047. 2006. URL info
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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