Session

Topic

Readings

March 10

Historical Overview

None

March 12

Terrorists and Grievances

Ahmed (Bjørgo)

Waldmann (Bjørgo)

9/11 Report: Chapters 1-2

March 24

Is Terror Rational?

Gupta (Bjørgo)

Stohl (Bjørgo)

Merari (Bjørgo)

Pape (Proxy: Use TSU email username and password)

March 26

Defining and Measuring Terrorism

Enders and Sandler Chapter 1

Enders and Sandler Chapter 3

March 31

Causes: Economic, Psycho-Social, Religious

Kaarthikeyan (Bjørgo)

Post (Bjørgo)

Mohammad (Bjørgo)

Osama bin Laden’s 1998 Fatwa (Online)

April 2

Terrorist Organization and Strategy

Jamieson (Bjørgo)

Clarke and Newman (Electronic Reserve: username = pols486 and password = terrorism)

Enders and Sandler Chapter 5

April 7

Revolutionary and Separatist Terrorism

Malecková (Bjørgo)

Reinares (Bjørgo)

Heitmeyer (Bjørgo)

Enders and Sandler Chapter 2

April 9

Midterm Exam

None

April 14

Consequences of Terror

Enders and Sandler Chapter 7

Enders and Sandler Chapter 9

Jones and Olken (Online)

April 16

State Sponsorship and International Cooperation

Richardson (Bjørgo)

Enders and Sandler Chapter 6

April 21

Prevention, Negotiation, or Retaliation?

Sinai (Bjørgo)

Schmid (Bjørgo)

Pruitt (Proxy)

Silke (Bjørgo)

Enders and Sandler Chapter 4

April 23

Lessons of 9/11

9/11 Report: Chapters 3-10

April 28

Responses to 9/11

9/11 Report: Chapters 11-13 and Postscript

Enders and Sandler Chapter 8

Enders and Sandler Chapter 10

April 30

Predictions

Sirseloudi (proxy)

Bjørgo--Conclusion (Bjørgo)

Enders and Sandler Chapter 11

May 5

The Morality of Political Violence

Pogge (Proxy)

McPherson (Proxy)

Corlett (Handout)

Jollimore (Proxy)

May 7

Final Exam

None