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Last update: prof. Mgr. Oldřich Bureš, Ph.D., M.A. (20.09.2023)
COURSE DESCRIPTION (professor Bures' course winter term only): 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 look beyond Europe and US to explore counterterrorism policies of other major states and organizations.
Last update: prof. Mgr. Oldřich Bureš, Ph.D., M.A. (20.09.2023)
COURSE DESCRIPTION (professor Bures' course winter term only): 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 look beyond Europe and US to explore counterterrorism policies of other major states and organizations.
Aim of the course -
Last update: BURESO (24.10.2019)
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Last update: BURESO (28.10.2019)
Viz výše soubor se sylabem kurzu / See the file containing the course syllabus above.
Descriptors -
Last update: BURESO (24.10.2019)
Viz výše soubor se sylabem kurzu / See the file containing the course syllabus above
Last update: BURESO (28.10.2019)
Viz výše soubor se sylabem kurzu / See the file containing the course syllabus above.
Course completion requirements -
Last update: BURESO (24.10.2019)
Viz výše soubor se sylabem kurzu / See the file containing the course syllabus above
Last update: prof. Mgr. Oldřich Bureš, Ph.D., M.A. (20.09.2023)
Viz výše soubor se sylabem kurzu / See the file containing the course syllabus above.
Literature -
Last update: BURESO (03.09.2019)
Bakker, Edwin. Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies: Comparing Theory and Practice. Leiden: Leiden University Press, 2016.
Bryan C. Price (2017): Terrorism as Cancer: How to Combat an Incurable Disease, Terrorism and Political Violence, E-first version
Bureš, Oldřich. EU Counterterrorism Policy: A Paper Tiger? Burlington, USA: Ashgate, 2011.
Cantey, Seth (2017): Beyond the Pale? Exploring Prospects for Negotiations with Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, E-first version:
Crenshaw, Martha and Gary LaFree. Countering Terrorism: No Simple Solutions. New York: Brookings Institution Press, 2017.
Donohue, Laura K. The Cost of Counterterrorism: Power, Politics, and Liberty. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Dalgaard-Nielsen, Anja. “Promoting Exit from Violent Extremism: Themes and Approaches.“ Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Vol. 36 Issue 2, 2013: 99-115.
Hoffman, Bruce. A First Draft of the History of America’s Ongoing Wars on Terrorism. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 38:1 (2015), 75-83.
Qvortrup, Matt. Counting the Cost of Counterterrorism. Terrorism and Political Violence 28(5), 2016: 971-979.
Wilkinson, Paul. Terrorism and the Liberal State. London: Macmillan, 1986.
Other eelevant articles from top (counter-)terrorism journals - Terrorism & Political Violence, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism.
Last update: PhDr. Petr Bednařík, Ph.D. (15.02.2020)
Bakker, Edwin. Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies: Comparing Theory and Practice. Leiden: Leiden University Press, 2016.
Bryan C. Price (2017): Terrorism as Cancer: How to Combat an Incurable Disease, Terrorism and Political Violence, E-first version
Bureš, Oldřich. EU Counterterrorism Policy: A Paper Tiger? Burlington, USA: Ashgate, 2011.
Cantey, Seth (2017): Beyond the Pale? Exploring Prospects for Negotiations with Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, E-first version:
Crenshaw, Martha and Gary LaFree. Countering Terrorism: No Simple Solutions. New York: Brookings Institution Press, 2017.
Donohue, Laura K. The Cost of Counterterrorism: Power, Politics, and Liberty. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Dalgaard-Nielsen, Anja. “Promoting Exit from Violent Extremism: Themes and Approaches.“ Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Vol. 36 Issue 2, 2013: 99-115.
Hoffman, Bruce. A First Draft of the History of America’s Ongoing Wars on Terrorism. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 38:1 (2015), 75-83.
Qvortrup, Matt. Counting the Cost of Counterterrorism. Terrorism and Political Violence 28(5), 2016: 971-979.
Wilkinson, Paul. Terrorism and the Liberal State. London: Macmillan, 1986.
Other eelevant articles from top (counter-)terrorism journals - Terrorism & Political Violence, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism.
Teaching methods -
Last update: prof. Mgr. Oldřich Bureš, Ph.D., M.A. (15.09.2023)
Viz výše soubor se sylabem kurzu / See the file containing the course syllabus above.
Last update: prof. Mgr. Oldřich Bureš, Ph.D., M.A. (15.09.2023)
Viz výše soubor se sylabem kurzu / See the file containing the course syllabus above.
Requirements to the exam -
Last update: BURESO (23.10.2019)
Viz výše soubor se sylabem kurzu / See the file containing the course syllabus above
