IIPS 30401 - Terrorism, Peace, and Other Inconsistencies, Fall 2006
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This course addresses a set of inter-related questions that have become central to peace and security in the modern era, at both the domestic and international levels.
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IIPS 30401: Terrorism, Peace, and Other InconsistenciesProfessor George Lopez Fall 2006 Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies Course Structure: Two 75-minute classes per week Prerequisites: None |
"Postcards," Masayuki Sono's Staten Island 9/11 Memorial.
Image courtesy of Farl.
Course Description
This course addresses a set of inter-related questions that have become central to peace and security in the modern era, at both the domestic and international levels:
* what is the history and rationale for contemporary terrorism, including suicide terrorism?
* what does the rise of al-Qaeda terror mean for a host of problematic issues including the relationship between the Western and Islamic worlds, the future of peace in the Middle East, the future of various western foreign policy actions?
* what is the rationale behind the US 'war on terror' [+ other versions] and by what criteria can its success be judged?
* is the new global security threat (or at least for the West) the combination of: weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) + Terrorism + Rogue/Failed States? What policies best deal with this or like threats?
* what does 'peace' mean in an age of terror and wars on terror? How might we achieve peace in these times?
* how does/should the global community deal with state terrorism in its varied forms?
Course Contents
IIPS 30401 - Syllabus , Fall 2006
IIPS 30401 - Postcards , Fall 2006
IIPS 30401 - Intro , Fall 2006
IIPS 30401 - Intro to Terror , Fall 2006
IIPS 30401 - Assignment 1 , Fall 2006
IIPS 30401 - Readings , Fall 2006
IIPS 30401 - Schedule , Fall 2006
IIPS 30401 - Assignments , Fall 2006
IIPS 30401 - About the Professor , Fall 2006
IIPS 30401 - George Lopez , Fall 2006
IIPS 30401 - Lecture 2 Notes , Fall 2006
IIPS 30401 - Lectures , Fall 2006
IIPS 30401 - Lecture 1 Notes , Fall 2006
