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About the Course

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....

Top reviews

LZ

May 22, 2016

This excellent, balanced course uses a great combination of concise videos and additional reading. I enrolled hoping to better understand this hot-topic and Prof. Bakker's course was perfect.

GI

Jun 10, 2017

Excellent! Accessible, yet detailed, well researched and presented, thought provoking. A good glimpse into what security studies/terrorism academia can be like. I wish there were more!

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By Renato J

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Jun 11, 2019

Very well structurred course. There's room for improvement in updating the material.

By albertahmetyoldas

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Mar 21, 2022

A very good course and i recommand it to everyone that is intrested in this topic

By Cyr G

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Jan 5, 2021

merci de me dire comment faire pour obtenir mon certificat de réussite à ce cours

By Tan W C K

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Sep 3, 2015

Interesting course. Able to achieve more in-depth understand on Terrorism and Co

By Manojkumar P

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Jan 16, 2016

Awesome course.

Everyone must take it to understand holistic view on terrorism.

By RICHARD J Y

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Jul 7, 2022

Excellent course. Informative, well presented,& interesting. Learned much.

By Nadié A A B

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Jan 12, 2021

very satisfied with the course.

well explained with good practical cases

By Jhoan S P B

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Oct 17, 2017

Muy bueno, explica el terrorismo de una manera fácil de entender.

By SAI P

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Jul 1, 2020

Short, crisp, to the point, good reading material, short modules

By George T

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Dec 13, 2016

Need to have more up to date data. Need more guest lecturers.

By V S B

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Sep 26, 2015

Good course for a general understanding of Terrorism History.

By Damien M

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May 18, 2020

More Charts and Multimedia slides would have been helpful.

By Thuy N

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Aug 16, 2015

Very smart approach of such a difficult topic. Thank you!

By JAIRO R S

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Sep 6, 2025

LOS SUBTITULOS NO HIBAN A DESTIEMPO. EXCELENTE CURSO¡¡¡¡

By Ivar H

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Dec 29, 2016

Well laid out and thought provoking content.

By Roboam r

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Jun 25, 2020

excellent course to understand terrorism

By Jan S

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Dec 28, 2017

great course I will recommend to others

By Petit I

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Sep 12, 2016

It's a great course to go through

By Ojurabesa E O

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Jan 25, 2016

Very Insightful and transforming

By John D

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Aug 19, 2015

Informative and well presented.

By Marcus M T

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May 30, 2017

Très bon cours bien documenté!

By Asif S B

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Oct 5, 2015

Very informative and engaging!

By Mohammad A

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Feb 4, 2017

Great, in-depth on topic.

By Reuben P

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Apr 7, 2019

learn a lot of news things

By Fatima A

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Aug 25, 2021

It was a good experience!