SOC 4090
TERRORIST NETWORKS
 & COUNTERTERROR ORGANIZATIONS

SOC4090_Spring_2008_Syllabus.pdf

 Video_Terrorism.pdf

   Shorter Writing Assignment #1 (due Feb. 21): Shorter_Writing_1.pdf

   Shorter Writing Assignment #2 (due Mar. 13): Shorter_Writing_2.pd

   Shorter Writing Assignment #3 (due Apr. 10): Shorter_Writing_3.pdf

                                Course Paper (due May 8): Course_Paper.pdf


WEEKLY TOPICS

     Week_01A_Definitions_of_Terrorism.pdf
     Week_01B_Varieties_of_Organized_Violence.pdf

     Week_02A_Diverse_Theories_of_Terrorism.pdf
     Week_02B_Rational_Choice_Theories.pdf

     Week_03A_Psychological_Theories.pdf
     Week_03B_Religious_&_Cultural_Theories.pdf

     Week_04A_Political_Theories.pdf
     Week_04B_Criminological_Theories.pdf

     Week_05A_Sociological_Theories.pdf
     Week_05B_Social_Network_Theories.pdf

     Week_06A_Historical_Waves_of_Terror.pdf
     Week_06B_American_Terrorism.pdf

     Week_07A_Radical_Islamic_Ideologies.pdf
     Week_07B_Israel_vs_Hamas.pdf

     Week_08A_Al-Qaida_Networks.pdf
     Week_08B_Al-Qaida_Today_&_Tomorrow

     Week_09A_The_War_On_Terror.pdf
     Week_09B_Military_Responses.pdf

     Week_10A_The_Jack_Bauer_Effect_-_Interrogation_or_Torture?.pdf
     Week_10B_Intelligence_Agencies.pdf

     Week_11A_International_Counterterror.pdf
     Week_11B_Terror_&_International_Law.pdf

     Week_12A_Patriot_Act_&_Domestic_Surveillance.pdf
     Week_12B_Financial_Counterterror.pdf

     Week_13A_Cyberterror.pdf
     Week_13B_Policing_Terror.pdf

     Week_14A_Securing_The_Homeland.pdf
     Week_14B_Risking-Disaster.pdf

     Week_15A_Nuclear_Nightmares.pdf
     Week_15B_The_Futures_of_Terror.pdf


TERRORISM LINKS


United States & Other Government Sites

     Director of National Intelligence   
     Department of State Counterterrorism Office
     Department of Homeland Security
     Federal Bureau of Investigation - Counterterrorism and Terrorism
     Central Intelligence Agency
     Defense Intelligence Agency
     National Security Agency
     MI5 (British Security Service)
     United Nations Action to Counter Terorism


Research & Information Sites
    
     Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
     Centre for Counterintelligence & Security Studies
     Centre for Defence and International Security Studies
     FindLaw - Legal News & Commentary
     Institute for Security Technology Studies
     IntelCenter
     International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research
     International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism
     National Center for Disaster Preparedness
     RAND Corporation
     Terrorism and Crime Studies
     Terrorism Research Center
     United States Institute of Peace



 Databases & Reports

     The 9-11 Commission Final Report
     al-Qaeda Analytical Reports and Charts
     America's War Against Terrorism
     Global Incident Map
     Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
     Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons
     U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism
     Worldwide Incidents Tracking System