POLS 2128 - TERRORISM

Institution:

Western Wyoming Community College

Subject:

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Description:

This course deals with one of the most distressing problems of modern time: the accomplishment of political objectives by using innocent civilians as hostages - both physically and psychologically. The subject of terrorism will be discussed according to these three questions: What is terrorism and how might its characteristics best be defined? What are its immediate and underlying causes? What approaches have been proposed to bring it under control? Contemporary examples of actual terrorist situations will serve as illustrations.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.wwcc.wy.edu

Phone Number:

(307) 382-1600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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