This is the calendar for the course. Any adjustments to this calendar will be announced in class. Note that the readings are for the face-to-face sessions but are very helpful for the online sessions. The online answers are due at 21:00 on Thursdays in the Conferences part of the course site on WebTycho.

Week 1: Definitions of terrorism
	Reading:	Hoffman (2006): Chapter 1
	Online Question (Oct 23):	1. Why should we NOT study terrorism?
	In Class (Oct 28):	Definitional issues in terrorism
Week 2: Origins of terrorism
	Readings:	Crenshaw (1981); Hoffman (2006): Chapter 2
	Online Questions (Oct 30):	1. Why did Crenshaw emphasize the differences between preconditions and precipitants? 2. How did terrorism speed up the demise of Western empires (empires of the Western powers)? Does this have any application to today?
	In Class (Nov 4):	Election Day—I hope you voted. The causes of terrorism
Week 3: Transnational terrorism
	Readings:	Enders and Sandler (1999); Hoffman (2006): Chapter 3
	Online Question (Nov 6):	1. Apply the readings to the communist terror groups of the 1960s and 1970s, like the Red Army Faction and the Red Brigade.
	In Class (Nov 11):	No Class; Veterans’ Day.
Week 4: Religion and terrorism
	Readings:	Sprinzak (2000); Hoffman (2006): Chapter 4
	Online Question (Nov 13):	1. Is religion the cause of terrorism or the excuse?
	In Class (Nov 18):	Immortality
Week 5: Suicide terrorism
	Readings:	Pape (2003); Hoffman (2006): Chapter 5
	Online Question (Nov 20):	1. How is suicide terrorism not a violation of the principle of self-preservation? 2. What is ‘legitimate’ martyrdom?
	In Class (Nov 25):	Suicide and logic
Week 6: The media and terrorism
	Readings:	Hoffman (2006): Chapter 6; Hoffman (2006): Chapter 7
	Online Question (Nov 27):	1. Curbing the media’s freedom would reduce its role in encouraging terrorism. Is this trade-off allowable?
	In Class (Dec 2):	The role of the media in terrorism
Week 7: Modern terrorism
	Readings:	Hoffman (2006): Chapter 8; Hoffman (2006): Chapter 9
	Online Question (Dec 4):	1. What are the goals of the War on Terror? Is it achieving these goals? 2. What is the solution to terrorism?
	In Class (Dec 9):	Past terrorism, modern terrorism, and future terrorism
Week 8: Just War Theory and terrorism
	Readings:	Crawford (2003)
	Online Question (Dec 11):	1. Why is it important to consider the justness of our actions in the War on Terror? 2. What is one thing we know increases the chance of terrorism?
	In Class (Dec 16):	Just War Theory and justice Final Examination