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Instructors: Reem Ahmed
Event type:
Practical course/lab
Displayed in timetable as:
96-4.20
Credits:
2,0
Language of instruction:
English
Min. | Max. participants:
6 | 20
Waiting list:
Waiting list quota: 20%
More information:
This course is open to all students of the Master's programme "Peace and Security Studies" (regardless of whether they are enrolled in the one-year or two-year version).
The course is also open to students of other degree programmes. The prerequisite for participation in the course is attendance at the first session. In case of non-attendance, the place will be forfeited and will be made available for latecomers.
Comments/contents:
This BLV is divided into two parts. The first part of the seminar outlines the general debates and state of research on radicalisation, extremism, and terrorism with a specific focus on the internet and the online world. Here we look at the extremist landscape online in terms of actors and networks, as well as the affordances of different platforms. In the second part of the seminar we will look at different counter-strategies employed by states and private companies and reflect critically upon these. Here we look at these measures in the context of Critical Security Studies and Critical Terrorism Studies.
Learning objectives:
- Gain a general understanding of the theories, debates, and issues surrounding (online) extremism and terrorism.
- Acquire a comprehensive insight into different research methods for studying online extremism.
- Learn about the different preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) strategies across a number of European states, including takedowns, counter-narratives, and disengagement models.
The overall objective is for students to engage critically with the debates and existing literature on online extremism and terrorism, as well as the counter-strategies employed by states.
Didactic concept:
Preparatory reading, input from the lecturer, discussions, and group work.
Literature:
Conway, M. 2017. ‘Determining the role of the internet in violent extremism and terrorism: Six suggestions for progressing research’. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 40:1, 77–98.
Silva, D.M. 2018. ‘Radicalisation: the journey of a concept, revisited'. Race & Class, 59:4, 34-53.
Winter, C., Neumann, P., Meleagrou-Hitchens, A., Ranstorp, M., Vidino, L., and Fu¨rst, J., 2020. Online extremism: research trends in internet activism, radicalization, and counter-strategies. International Journal of Conflict and Violence (IJCV), 14:2, 1-20.
Additional examination information:
Attendance and active participation.
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