University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: 10.00 am – 11.00 am Tue (lectures), 11.00 am - 12 noon Tue (tutorials)

Increasingly, terrorism and political violence is coming to be seen in the wider theoretical context of political collective action, social movement theory and 'contentious politics', a process which has been assisted on the one hand by this field's own growing interest in transnational activism, and recently by growing interest in civil resistance as a neglected area in the study of insurgency within the framework of conflict studies and IR. This module will address such issues as: What does it mean to take a 'political collective action' approach to terrorism? Social movement theory and terrorism; Terrorism and high-risk activism: understanding recruitment and mobilisation; Terrorism and the Collective Action Repertoire; New Social Movements, New Terrorism? Terrorism in the Context of Transnational Activism.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 1-hour lecture, 1.5-hour tutorial per week + advertised office hours.

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr G A W Ramsay