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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory and Practice by Universiteit Leiden

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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

PR

Aug 28, 2021

Not all the reading materials are opening. The course content is old . There is a need for new and latest issues to be included in the course. There is also a need for advance level of another course.

JM

Nov 29, 2022

Very informative and thorough overview of the Terrorism-Counterterrorism literature. The literature is presented in a well organized manner making it easy to follow from the assigned readings.

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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 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!

By Javier G r

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Sep 25, 2019

very interesting course.

By Theerth N

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Jul 31, 2022

I found it usefull

By Alexandre G

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Aug 29, 2020

Good course!

By Cheung Y N

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Jun 8, 2019

Nice course!

By Mücahit F Y

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Oct 31, 2016

fantastic

By Carolina R d C

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Oct 3, 2016

So good!

By Robert P

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Sep 19, 2016

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By Matthias C

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Feb 24, 2016

Average. Doesn't really like the Professor's style. He spends too many time trying to explain that he feels really concern about the victims etc. I feel that the content of the class could have been interesting but the organization was messy. Finally it gives the impression that academics know barely anything about the subject. I would have prefer a more historical approach. Overall i've watched all the content but in the future i won't spend much time checking for new Mooc from him. Thanks for the try though

By Walter C L J

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Aug 24, 2015

It is a great theme, but at many points the course focuses on "who said what", regarding authors and papers, and emphasizes this type of question throughout all the tests. I think a longer course where these statements and papers could be properly discussed and explained would easily be a 5-star rating. The instructor clearly knows a lot on the subject and the material is top quality.