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The aim of this one semester course is to familiarize students with the measures the European Union (EU), the United States (US), the Czech Republic, and other countries and international organizations have taken to combat terrorism after the September 11, 2001 (9/11) attacks on the US. After an overview of the history and the evolving nature of the terrorist threat and possible responses to it, the following topics will be discussed: the origins of EU’s counterterrorism policy and the key pre-9/11 developments in this area; the EU’s Plan of Action that was adopted immediately after 9/11 and has functioned as a road map for all subsequent developments and changes of EU counterterrorism policy; the major legal measures and key institutional innovations that have been adopted in the area of Justice and Home Affairs according to this Plan of Action. We will then explore the US counterterrorism policy and discuss its differences and similarities with the EU counterterrorism measures and approaches. A guest lecturer from the Czech Ministry of Interior will take us through a similar exercise for the Czech counterterrorism policy. In the last session, we will than look beyond Europe and the US to explore counterterrorism policies of other major states and organizations.
Important note on course availability: This course is mandatory for students enrolled in the Security Studies Masters Degree Program, who will have preference in course enrollment. If too many students sign-up for this course, the instructor reserves the right to cancel the enrollment of any non-Security Studies students for this course, even if they successfully register for it in the electronic registration system (SIS). I hope I will not need to exercise this right!
Course completion requirements
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Literature
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Teaching methods
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Syllabus
Last update: BURESO (06.09.2012)
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Registration requirements
Last update: BURESO (06.09.2012)
Important note on course availability: This course is mandatory for students enrolled in the Security Studies Masters Degree Program, who will have preference in course enrollment. If too many students sign-up for this course, the instructor reserves the right to cancel the enrollment of any non-Security Studies students for this course, even if they successfully register for it in the electronic registration system (SIS). I hope I will not need to exercise this right!
