Course Calendar (PLS 440: Terrorism, A Study in Scarlet)

January 7 – May 10

Terrorism: A Study in Scarlet
10:30 – 11:20 MWF in Administration 432
_{Calendar last updated on April 23}

January 4 (Friday)

Nothing for today.

January 7 (Monday)

Note: No Classes, Still

January 9 (Wednesday)

Discussion Topic: Introduction to Class

Discussion Topic: Definition of Terrorism

January 11 (Friday)

Discussion Topic: Science I: Physics and Metaphysics

Read for today: What is Science? (Forsberg 2007)

Read for today: Cargo Cult Science (Feynman 1974)

Read for today: Popper (Susser 1992): 134--165

January 14 (Monday)

Discussion Topic: Science II: Approaches to Study

Read for today: ~~Macridis (Susser 1992): 16--26~~

Read for today: ~~Easton (Susser 1992): 47--48~~

Read for today: ~~Easton (Susser 1992): 49--50~~

Read for today: Susser (Susser 1992): 76--100

January 16 (Wednesday)

Discussion Topic: Science III: Methods of Science

Discussion Topic: Causal Hypotheses

Read for today: Hover, Donovan 2004: 69--91

Read for today: Przeworski, Teune: 17--30

January 18 (Friday)

Discussion Topic: Definition of Terrorism

Discussion Topic: IRA Dataset

Discussion Topic: Give IRA Assignment

Read for today: Bacevich 2001

Major assignment due today:
Definitions of Terrorism I

January 21 (Monday)

Discussion Topic: How to analyze research

Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 23 (Wednesday)

Discussion Topic: Terrorism Studies

Read for today: Krueger and Malečková 2002

January 25 (Friday)

Discussion Topic: Six terrorism datasets

January 28 (Monday)

Discussion Topic: Definitions of Terrorism in the Literature

Read for today: O'Connor 2006

Major assignment due today:
Definitions of Terrorism II

January 30 (Wednesday)

Discussion Topic: Typologies of Terrorism

Read for today: Stohl (Ch 1 in The Politics of Terrorism) 1983: 1--19

February 1 (Friday)

Discussion Topic: Explain QLRs and Article Analysis

Read for today: Midlarsky, Crenshaw, Yoshida 1980

February 4 (Monday)

Presentations: Left-Wing, Millennial, Religious

February 6 (Wednesday)

Presentations: Right-Wing, Anti-Terrorist

Holiday: Ash Wednesday

February 8 (Friday)

Presentations: Anarchist, Nationalist-Separatist

February 11 (Monday)

Note: No Class: Founders’ Day mass

Holiday: Founder's Week Mass

February 13 (Wednesday)

Examination: Planned Quiz #1

Read for today: Takeyh 2002

February 15 (Friday)

Discussion Topic: The use of terror

Read for today: Devine, Rafalko 1982

Read for today: Horsley 1979

February 18 (Monday)

Discussion Topic: Definitions of Terrorism

Read for today: Hutchinson 1972

Read for today: Price 1977

February 20 (Wednesday)

Discussion Topic: Definitions of Terrorism

Read for today: Shamir, Shikaki 2002

Read for today: Crenshaw 1981

February 22 (Friday)

Major assignment due today:
Quasi-Literature Review #1 due

February 25 (Monday)

Discussion Topic: Groups: PKK, LTTE

Read for today: Brown 1995

Read for today: Harris 2004

Read for today: De Silva 2007

February 27 (Wednesday)

Discussion Topic: Groups: ETA, IRA

Read for today: Edles 1999

Read for today: Stevenson 1996

February 29 (Friday)

Discussion Topic: Groups: Sendero Luminoso, El Salvador

Read for today: Berg 1986

Read for today: Taylor, Vanden 1982

March 3 (Monday)

Note: Spring Break: No Classes

Note: Mid-Semester's grade reports due

March 5 (Wednesday)

Note: Spring Break: No Classes

March 7 (Friday)

Note: Spring Break: No Classes

March 10 (Monday)

Discussion Topic: Logic of Terrorism

Read for today: Ross 1993

Read for today: Corsi 1981

March 12 (Wednesday)

Discussion Topic: Logic of Terrorism

Read for today: Ross, Gurr 1989

Read for today: Pape 2003

March 14 (Friday)

Discussion Topic: Transnational Terrorism

Read for today: Dilmac 2005 (@ Reinert)

Read for today: Sandler, Tschirhart, Cauley 1983

Holiday: Pi Day

Holiday: Albert Einstein's Birthday

March 17 (Monday)

Discussion Topic: Transnational Terrorism

Read for today: Enders, Sandler 1999

Read for today: Enders, Sandler 2000

Holiday: St. Patrick's Day

March 19 (Wednesday)

Examination: Planned Quiz #2

Read for today: Ozeren 2005 (@ Reinert)

March 21 (Friday)

Holiday: Purim

Holiday: Holy Friday recess

March 24 (Monday)

Note: Last day to withdraw with a 'W'

Holiday: Easter Monday recess

March 26 (Wednesday)

Discussion Topic: Religious Terrorism

Read for today: Rapoport 1984

Read for today: Rapoport 1988

March 28 (Friday)

Discussion Topic: Religious Terrorism

Read for today: Dale 1988

Read for today: Sprinzak 2000

March 31 (Monday)