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Terrorism and Counterterrorism

Delve into the research behind terrorism as you unpack the assumptions and impacts of both terrorism and counterterrorism. Terrorism has arguably been one of the defining factors of our age. It frequently makes headlines, threatening or attacking governments, private businesses, and ordinary citizens. In many parts of the world, it has been one of the most important threats to peace, security, and stability – but what does this mean exactly? On this six-week course from Leiden University, you’ll explore the essence of terrorism and discover why it is so difficult to define. Unpacking its history and the theory of the waves of terrorism, you’ll analyse both the theoretical approaches and practical applications of terrorism and counterterrorism in the real world. There are many assumptions that cloud the subjects of terrorism and counterterrorism. These myths are often created and intensified by individual bias, the government, and the media. On this course, you’ll discover different assumptions about terrorist identities and motivations, as well as the efficiencies of various counterterrorism efforts. You’ll then compare this with academic research to investigate the truth behind these assumptions. In your exploration of the impact of terrorism, you’ll delve into the culture of fear created by terrorism, as well as the success of counterterrorism policies to limit and manage its impact on society. In the final stage of this course, you’ll reflect on trends and developments in terrorism and counterterrorism. You’ll assess current academic research as well as what could be studied in the future to help.

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Rating 4.7 based on 561 ratings
Length 7 weeks
Effort 4-6 hours per week
Starts Jun 19 (45 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Universiteit Leiden via Coursera
Instructors Edwin Bakker, Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn
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Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Humanities Art & Design
Tags Social Sciences History Governance And Society Arts And Humanities

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excelente curso

Excelente curso, te da las nociones basicas que se deben tener sobre el terrorismo tanto en la actualidad como en su historia.

excelente curso, gran profesionalismo,estructura,facil entendimiento,lo recomiendo mucho,felicidades a la universidad de Leiden y a sus notables integrantes.

Excellent course, incredibly interesting and really a very useful insight particularly with the way our world is currently Excelente curso.

Excelente curso.

Exceptional Excelente curso.

Excelente curso aplicable al contexto actual!

eye openi Excelente curso, con fundamento histórico.

Excelente curso!

EXCELENTE The lectures are very clear and the readings extremely interesting, including many articles written by top experts Excelente curso, lo recomiendo Me gusta el curso Insightful, well delivered, excellent resources and recommended readings - very professional and thorough.

Excelente curso, permite adquirir nuevos conocimientos, sobre todo para Autoridades de Estado, como para funcionarios publicos encargados de la Seguridad Publica Nacional After doing this course, it made me realize the importance of the security of my own country.

Es un Excelente curso que atiende problemas actuales con información veraz y con alto sentido reflexivo que promueve el aprendizaje wonderful course Excellent course.

Excelente curso, lo recomiendo totalmente a aquellos que estudian ciencias políticas o relaciones internacionales.

Excelente curso, diseñado de forma estratégica para envolverte en el tema.

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edwin bakker

I have a degree and mastery, and I have taken many courses, but this one stands out for the quality of the speakers, the information and the pedagogy, I really congratulate you, especially to Professor Edwin Bakker, many congratulations and admiration.

Thank you so much Professor Edwin Bakker for presenting the subject in a very easy way to comprehend.

with key foundations, historical and current information on the subject, masterfully explained by Mr. Edwin Bakker.

As a student, i would take this course(and Edwin Bakker if could be possible) if this could be a lesson in my university.

It became more significant & engaging because of the great materials & great Facilitator & Professor, Edwin Bakker!

Y otorga a quién lo estudia la posibilidad de profundizar posteriormente de forma individual, el aspecto que más le interese.Además el profesor Edwin Bakker está interesado por las diversas perspectivas según especialidades de los estudiantes.

Edwin Bakker did a great course.

Thank you, professor Edwin Bakker.

Dr Edwin Bakker the professor for this course is an excellent educator.

This course allows me as leader of women find a clear path to our own resilience.thanks prof. dr. Edwin Bakker, thanks University of Leiden.

Professor Edwin Bakker didactic approach is especially suitable to my ideal concept of how a teacher should communicate with his/her audience.

Thank you, Edwin Bakker, and yes I have purchased your book Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies - Comparing Theory and Practice on the first day I started this course.

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highly recommend

Excellent course and highly recommended to all!

Highly recommended to get an academic understanding of terrorims and refrain from reiterating myths.

Highly recommended!

Thank you very much This is a most interesting course which I highly recommend I´d really prefer videos than readings.

Highly recommended to everyone!

I highly recommend it to anyone with an internet in the topic as it provides an excellent overview and includes current academic and non academic (mass media, world leaders.

Would highly recommend!

Courses are clear well done, very professional, I highly recommend.

Très bien I highly recommend taking this course, which will allow you to acquire knowledge on the subject of Terrorism.

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terrorism and counter terrorism

Excellent course great course I will recommend to others nice background info about terrorism and counter terrorism.

You learn the basics about terrorism and counter terrorism.

A very interesting well presented course, that provides a good all rounded insight into terrorism and counter terrorism.

An excellent course on terrorism and counter terrorism.

It was a great course, i learned the mean aspects about terrorism and counter terrorism.

Excellent course , it provides much required insight in to Terrorism and Counter Terrorism.

Those who want to deepen their knowledge in Terrorism and counter terrorism must take this course, you wont regret it.

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professor bakker

Professor Bakker did it right, and stimulate all people around the world to get attention to this problem, and to collaborate to improove knowled to all of us.

I read the articles suggested by Professor Bakker and attest to the great quality of the course.

I have learned to approach this problem from a professional perspective thanks to the approach and structure that Professor Bakker has given to this course and has also served me to document extensively as well as to learn to investigate terrorism and counterterrorism.

Thanks to this course lecturer, professor Bakker, for the scope of information and easily understandable English!

ok Professor Bakker knows his stuff when it comes to terrorism.

Mainly because the course is good but sometimes Professor Bakker fails to hold my attention, due to lack of fire in his lecturing style.

Professor Bakker couldn`t be nicer and overall amazing, I understood and memorized every single bit of the studies.

Thank you Professor Bakker and team.

In contrast, Professor Bakker offered a very balanced view of terrorism in this course, tackling common perceptions of terrorism and counterterrorism in an organized fashion, and backing up his claims with arguments from both sides as well as hard data collected by scholars in the field.I also like that the course was kept current with added discussion on Syria.

The lectures on Syria were a bit less clear and organized than the previous ones, but then again, hindsight is 20/20, and the Syria conflict is a current event.By and large, I liked that Professor Bakker did not "preach" his thoughts on terrorism, e.g.

Kudos to Professor Bakker for a very intensive, yet not boring history of terrorism from anarchists to FTFs (this part of the course is especially appreciated from my side).

I congratulate the University of Leiden and Professor Bakker for allowing us to learn this subject that should be treated more seriously by our governments.

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easy to follow

Easy to follow, very enlightening course.

The lectures were easy to follow and comprehendable even for someone with absolutely no background in the topic.

Easy to follow, great video's by Prof. Bakker.

which is easy to follow and provides you with a good understanding of todays issues.

Mi única pega es que no haya un certificado de haber superado el curso gratuito, como otros cursos que sí lo tienen Very insightful Fantastic course, comprehensive and easy to follow.

Slides, reading materials, lectures, and transcripts are easy to follow.

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well organized

The course is very well organized and I would recommend it to anyone with interest in the field.

Understand a little more about terrorism as the current conflict The course is extremely well organized.

I am enjoying this course very much, it is informative and very well organized and presented.

Very well organized and very informative course, thoroughly introducing students to the topic, using the latest in academia on terrorism.

The course is well organized and the content is very punctual and was well selected and prepared.

It's been really interestingIt has helped supported me with a lot of needed resourses and infor for my dissertationThe used language is easy and understandable.There is a big amount of information and statisticsThe course is well organized I LOVE THIS COURSE Very good Excellent oppurtunity to learn and explore the topic Very interesting!

Overall a complete course on terrorism and counterterrorism, well organized and presented.

course very well organized .

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foreign fighters

(Yes, the lecture on foreign fighters was more current.

It helped me a lot to much better develop my work of inter-faith's dialogue and i think important my institution to include the theme of counterterrorism and foreign fighters at our magazine as prevention to avoid conflicts and wrong decision by youngers.

I like that a section on Foreign Fighters has now been added to further enhance the course.

Quality course for those who want to know and understand the basics about terrorism, counter-terrorism, pros and cons of studying these phenomena, and foreign fighters as well.

Ich habe nun eine genauso fundiertere, aber weniger einseitige Sicht auf das Thema und insbesondere auf das Phönomen der foreign fighters.

I now have an equally profound, but less one-sided view of the subject and in particular the phenomenon of foreign fighters.

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thought provoking

Very thought provoking and full of information.

Thought provoking and interesting course which was presented exceptionally well.

Well laid out and thought provoking content.

Excellent, insightful thought provoking course Very Insightful and transforming Very well covered intro into the study of terrorism and counterterrorism.

A very good and thought provoking course.

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anyone interested

I recommend this course for anyone interested in learning about counter-terrorism Excellent course, well presented somewhat challenging which is exactly what I was looking for.

Great material and excellent lectures, would highly recommend for anyone interested in the topics of terrorism and counter-terrorism.

I highly recommend this course to anyone interested in National Security.

I liked it very much and I highly recommend it for anyone interested in political science, terrorism and international relations.

I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in the counter - terrorism.

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del terrorismo

excelente curso, así como prestigiado instructor , explicación clara y detallada sobre la problemática internacional del terrorismo y del contraterrorismo, referencias muy explícitas y claras de autores de renombre internacional en la materia , asi como literatura fresca con los temas de actualidad y datos This class was very informative and gave balance to the sensationalistic reporting of the media.

fantastic Muy buen curso para los que quieran conocer más y aprender a analizar correctamente el fenómeno del terrorismo.

excelente tema, me gustaría tomar un curso más actualizado por ejemplo un análisis del terrorismo mundial entre el 2018 y el 2019 Excellent course it was a wonderful experience.

Me Pareció muy importante este curso, ya que brinda grandes herramientas para entender el estudio del terrorismo de una manera mas Global.

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his team

I would like to request Dr Edwin Bakker and his team to introduce more advance level course on the issue.

Gracias You MUST take this course, if:If you want to know the Academic approach of the modern counterterrorismIf you need to have a concentrated knowledge about the historical factsIf you want to know about the best bibliography and know about modern scholarsif you are working in counterterrorismetc.or if you are curious to know what is terrorism according to scientists and experts.I recommend this course.My congratulations to Professor Edwin Bakker and to his team for this excellent work.

It has also been rewarding by Professor Dr. Edwin Baker and his team for their skill and dedication, they have been tremendously didactic.

Excellent course An extremely informative and well designed course, I had a wonderful experience learning from Prof. dr. Bakker, his team and colleagues and all the guest scholars who gave their valuable time to this course.

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Rating 4.7 based on 561 ratings
Length 7 weeks
Effort 4-6 hours per week
Starts Jun 19 (45 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Universiteit Leiden via Coursera
Instructors Edwin Bakker, Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Humanities Art & Design
Tags Social Sciences History Governance And Society Arts And Humanities

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