PSC 371: Third World Politics and Terrorism, Timetable

revised 12 Dec. '07 with links to outlines, PPT; by Jeremy Lewis . Full screen recommended to align table.
Note that video documentary clips and guest speakers will be inserted only where time permits.
Fall '07 NO classes: M 3 Sep Labor day; M8-T9 Oct Fall Break; W 21-23 Thanksgiving.
Week: [01] [02] [03] [04] [05] [06] [07] [08] [09] [10] [11] [12] [13] 14] [15] [Final] [Resources]

Dates T-Th	Reading	Topic	Speakers
Week 1		Introduction to syllabus and books
21, 23 Aug		Great Decisions book did not arrive in time -- please read ahead in timetable Theory of Justice in War Wray Johnson, PhD, Essay on Just War See also Hugo Grotius in Curtis (ed) Vol. 1 Can there be justice as a cause of war? Can there be justice in waging a war? How should civilians or prisoners be treated? How should women and children fighters be treated? What mechanism is there to enforce justice? How could the international community develop means of limiting dirty war?
Week 2 28, 30 Aug		St. Thomas Aquinas, [Wiki] "Of War", Question XL of the Summa Theologica, ca.1270 AD [Wiki] NEW -- also in HC Justice reader on Library reserve at circulation desk. Is law sinful? Should clergy fight in war? Are ambushes, or bushwhacking, morally justifiable?
	Web Link	Huntington, "The Clash of Civilizations?" [notes] Has the clash of civilizations gone so far as to replace the clash of nation states? Is the islamic world actually unified as a civilization? "Maps of War" (animated timeline of religions' development)
Week 3 4, 6 Sep	9/11 Report Summary	The US Awakens to Terrorism: Al Qaeda's attacks upon the United States 01. We Have Some Planes
		To what degree was the US vulnerable to the 9/11 attacks? In what way did the hijackers exploit US systems of public transport? To what degree did the immediate US response show preparedness?
	9/11 Report Summary	02. Foundation of the New Terrorism 03. Counterterrorism Evolves
		How did AQ's new form of terrorism evolve, and from what stimulus? How did US CT evolve, and did it evolve fast enough? By Sep 2001, how did the Clinton and Bush administrations compare in their approaches to CT?
Week 4 11, 13 Sep	9/11 Report Summary Questions	04. Responses to Al Qaeda's Initial Assaults 05. Al Qaeda Aims at the American Homeland 06. From Threat to Threat
		What did the US's initial responses tell us about the US CT system? To what degree is the attack upon the homeland different from attacks upon US targets in Africa or Yemen? How well did the US system prepare for a shift of targets to US soil?
	9/11 Report Summary	9/11 Commission's Report: 07. The Attack Looms 08. The System Was Blinking Red 09. Heroism & Horror
		How long did AQ take in the planning stages of the attacks? Were there sufficient warnings for the Bush administration to take prior action? How well did initial responders cope with the assaults?
Week 5 18, 20 Sep	9/11 Report Summary	9/11 Report: Recommendations 10. Wartime 11. Foresight -- and Hindsight 12. What to Do? A Global Strategy 13. How to Do It? A Different Way of Organizing the Government
		Did the US need to make a transition from law enforcement to wartime? Should the US have foreseen terrorist attacks? Did the US need to reorganize intelligence and law enforcement agencies? Did the US need law enforcement and intelligence agencies to communicate? Did the 9/11 attacks justify infringement on civil liberties? How many of the recommendations have been implemented?
T Week 6 25, 27 Sep	Annual Editions Badey (ed) Questions	Violence & Terrorism UNIT 1. The Concept of Terrorism 1. Ghosts of Our Past, Karen Armstrong, 2002 2. Essay on Terrorism, Marc Nicholson, 2003 3. Origins of New Terrorism, Matthew J. Morgan, 2004 UNIT 2. Tactics of Terrorism 4. Terrorists’ New Tactic: Assassination, Donald Greenless and John McBeth, 2004 5. Paying for Terror, David E. Kaplan, 2005 6. The Moral Logic and Growth of Suicide Terrorism, Scott Atran, 2006	- - Maegan JB Chanley - Erin Jon Chrys
		Does the concept of terrorism predate the modern era? In what ways is AQ's terrorism a new phenomenon? What causes terrorism? How is it changing? How are milennial or religious groups different from nationalist groups? How do terrorists prey on a target society? Who are likely targets of assassination? How have terrorist groups responded to the decline in state funding? In what ways is AQ's terrorism based on new tactics? What are the misperceptions of suicide bombing?
		Test Thursday, Covers all above.
Week 7 2, 4 Oct	Annual Editions Badey (ed)	UNIT 3. State-Sponsored Terrorism 7. Iran: Confronting Terrorism, Gary Sick, 2003 8. The Growing Syrian Missile Threat: Syria after Lebanon, Lee Kass, 2005 9. Terrorists Don’t Need States, Fareed Zakaria, 2004 10. Guerrilla Nation, Thor Halvorssen, 2005	- Brady Shane Jason Rick
		How do states support terrorism? How can a state defend against state or non-state terrorists?
	Annual Editions Badey (ed)	UNIT 4. International Terrorism 11. Extremist Groups in Egypt, Jeffrey A. Nedoroscik, 2002 12. Colombia & US: From Counternarcotics to Counterterrorism, Arlene B. Tickner, 2003 13. Root Causes of Chechen Terror, Alon Ben-Meir, 2004 14. End of Terrorism?, Meredith Moore, 2005 UNIT 5. Terrorism in America 15. Homegrown Terror, Michael Reynolds, 2004 16. Speaking for the Animals, or the Terrorists?, Scott Smallwood, 2005 17. Women and Organized Racial Terrorism in the United States, Kathleen M. Blee, 2005 18. José Padilla and the War on Rights, Jenny S. Martinez, 2004	- RichardX Brandon Maegan Todd - Doug Chrys ErinX Chanley
		How do international terrorist groups connect? Is there really an alternative international society of terrorism? How do terrorist groups operate within the United States? What US groups should be included among terrorists?
Week 8 Th 11 Oct [M-T Fall Break]	Annual Editions Badey (ed)	UNIT 6. Terrorism and the Media 19. Terrorism as Breaking News: Attack on America, Brigitte L. Nacos, 2003 20. A Violent Episode in the Virtual World, John Gray, 2005 21. Terror’s Server, David Talbot, 2005 22. High Anxiety, Lori Robertson, 2003 UNIT 7. Terrorism and Religion 23. Holy Orders: Religious Opposition to Modern States, Mark Juergensmeyer, 2004 24. The Madrassa Scapegoat, Peter Bergen and Swati Pandey, 2006	- John MX ShaeX Brady Amanda - JamesX Chanley
		How do terrorist groups exploit the communications media? How should the media cover terrorism? How are terrorist groups connected to fundamentalist religion? What US restrictions should be imposed on the media and religions?
	Annual Editions Badey (ed)	UNIT 8. Women and Terrorism 25. Cross-Regional Trends in Female Terrorism, Karla J. Cunningham, 2003 26. Explosive Baggage: Female Palestinian Suicide Bombers and Rhetoric, Terri Toles Patkin, 2004 27. Girls as “Weapons of Terror” in Northern Uganda and Sierra Leone, Susan McKay, 2005	- ShaeX Chrys ErinX
		How do international terrorist groups exploit females? How should counter terrorism target the genders? How are young girls exploited in African wars?
Week 9 16, 18 Oct	Annual Editions Badey (ed)	UNIT 9. Government Response 28. Port Security Is Still a House of Cards, Stephen E. Flynn, 2006 29. Are We Ready Yet?, Christopher Conte, 2005 30. The Double-Edged Effect in South Asia, V. R. Raghavan, 2004 UNIT 10. Future Threats 31. Changing Face of Al Qaeda and Global War on Terrorism, Bruce Hoffman, 2004 32. Terrorism to Come, Walter Laqueur, 2004	- Maegan Shane Jason - Rick BrandonX
		How should counter terrorist officials operate within the United States? To what degree has the US secured major vulnerabilities since 2001? How should counter terrorist officials co-operate with those abroad? Is the CT war counter-productive in India & Pakistan? How will the war against terrorism evolve? Will the war on terrorism last a whole generation or just five years? How has Al Qaeda mutated since 2001? Can the US match its changes? How can one answer the old question, "Why us?"
		Terrorism and Counter Terrorism
Week 10 23, 25 Oc	Howard Howard (2006)	Howard, Presentation to AWAC, Tue 8 Nov. '05, on modern terrorism. What (before 2001) would be needed for the US to face up to terrorism? How are modern international terrorists better than their predecessors? In what sense are Americans part of the problem for CT? Ch. 1. Terrorism Defined Ch. 2: Why Terrorism?	-
		What antecedents of terrorism are found in French and Russian revolutionaries? What are the common elements of definitions of terrorism? Can even one man make a terrorist group? How did US strategy adapt -- and how does it need to adapt? Is there really a global network of terrorist groups? What really causes terrorism? Is there really a logical solution to suicide bombing?
	Howard (2006)	Ch. 3: The New Terrorism Ch. 4: Religion & The Intersection with Terrorism	-
		Are AQ groups pioneering among islamic extremists? Does networked nternational terrorism require a different CT approach? Does religion make terrorism unlimited in its goals? Does religion make terrorism more virulent? Are some types of religion more susceptible to terrorist groups?
tWeek 11 30 Oct, 1 Nov	Howard (2006)	Ch. 5: Weapons of Mass Destruction Ch. 6: The Threat of Other Forms of Terrorism	-
		How can the United States bar WMD from reaching terrorist groups? Are we safer when WMD are solely in the hands of states? What logic drives individuals towards suicide bombing? What other forms of terrorism may we face in future?
	Howard (2006)	Ch. 7: The Challenges of Terrorism to a Free Society Ch. 8: Strategies & Approaches for Combating Terrorism Ch. 9: Organizing to Fight Terrorism	-
		How must free societies adapt to terrorism? How can preemptive war be justified against international terrorist groups? What strategies are most promising against AQ's terrorist threat? How have US strategies fared since the articles were published?
	JRT Lewis	[Slide] Legal constraints on Interrogations Notes on US policy on interrogations and torture How does US and international law constrain the US from using torture?
	JRT Lewis	Pew global attitudes survey, July 2005, attitudes to Islamist terrorism. [Chart and summary by Dr. Lewis] How do nations support or oppose Islamist terrorism? Should the Bush administration have assuaged world opinion? Has the Bush administration's war in Iraq been counter-productive?
	Joseph	Introduction to developing world's politics Introduction Th 25 Oct., military intelligence expert, speaker on Terrorism
	FPA, Great Decisions	*Great Decisions, 2007, Briefings Book, issues selected Issue 4: International MIgration in a Globalizing Economy* What are the differences between globalization in the C19th and the current process? Does it make sense to sign the NAFTA (pact for trading goods and services), then erect and staff a border fence to prevent a flow of workers? How effective are campaigns to stop illegal aliens at the border? How did migration affect the ability of South Korea, Spain and Portugal to develop rapidly? Why is the US-Canada border left open, but the Mexican border controlled?
	Joseph Questions	Developing World 1. The Global Challenge of Comparative Politics 2. What--and How--Comparative Politics Compares 3. The Developing World in a World in Transition 4. Themes for Comparative Analysis 5. Organization of the Text	-
		How can we properly compare nations and states? What are the proper units and benchmarks of comparison? How can we analyze a moving target? What themes can we use for comparison? What neutral point is there to begin our comparison?
		Asian Communism and Liberal Democracy [Maps]
	Joseph Questions	China [Asian Maps] Discussion Notes 1. The Making of the Modern State 2. Political Economy and Development 3. Governance and Policy-Making 4. Representation and Participation 5. Politics in Transition	Jon & Chanley
		How does China's heritage affect development? How did China awake to the modern age? How did Maoism take root in China? What were the effects of the civil war on China? How did communism constrain China's modern development? How did the CCP open up economics to market forces?
	Joseph Questions	India [Maps] Discussion Notes 1. The Making of the Modern State 2. Political Economy and Development 3. Governance and Policy-Making 4. Representation and Participation 5. Politics in Transition	Maegan & Brady
		How does India's heritage affect development? How did India achieve independence? How did India forge a nation? What were the after effects of colonialism? What resources could India exploit for development? Does India show that development is compatible with open democracy?
Week 12 6, 8 Nov	Joseph Questions	Latin America [Maps] Discussion Notes Mexico [Maps] Discussion Notes 1. The Making of the Modern State 2. Political Economy and Development 3. Governance and Policy-Making 4. Representation and Participation 5. Politics in Transition	Rick & James
		How does Mexico's heritage affect development? How did Mexico achieve independence? How did Mexico forge a nation? What were the after effects of colonialism? What resources could Mexico exploit for development? Does Mexico show that development is compatible with open democracy? How is Mexcio affected by proximity to the US?
	FPA, Great Decisions	*Great Decisions, 2007, Briefings Book, issues selected Issue 3: Mexico, Neighbor in turmoil* What "bottlenecks" impede the economic development of Mexico? Have Mexico's elites failed to serve the poor? What were the achivements and failures of the Fox administration? What are the causes and consequences of Obrador's "parallel" government? Can we distinguish between a "populist" Chavez and a "messianic" Obrador? Debate: "This House calls upon President Bush to tear down the wall."
	Joseph Questions	Brazil [Maps] Discussion Notes 1. The Making of the Modern State 2. Political Economy and Development 3. Governance and Policy-Making 4. Representation and Participation 5. Politics in Transition	Chrys & Doug
		How does Brazil's heritage affect development? How did Brazil achieve independence? How did Brazil forge a nation? What were the after effects of colonialism? What resources could Brazil exploit for development? Does Brazil show that development is compatible with open democracy?
Week 13 13, 15 Nov		Africa [Maps] and the Middle East [Maps] Lecture on Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Angola, South Africa and post colonial effects of British, Dutch, French and Germans	-
		What different types of states are present in Africa? What resources for development are present in Africa? What were the after effects of colonialism? What resources could Africa exploit for development? Can Africa become a unified continent in any useful sense?
	FPA, Great Decisions	*Great Decisions, 2007, topics for discussion: Issue 5: South Africa, Facing New Challenges* How could S. Africa transition so quickly from apartheid to democracy? How can S. African governments develop the economy while alleviating poverty? Can S. Africa use its intermediary skills to resolve the Zimbabwean problem? How will the ANC make the transition to the post civil rights generation? How can S. Africa slow the spread of AIDS and TB? Has crime grown out of control in S. Africa? Should South Africa pressure Zimbabwe away from authoritarian policies?
	Joseph Questions	Nigeria [Maps] 1. The Making of the Modern State 2. Political Economy and Development 3. Governance and Policy-Making 4. Representation and Participation 5. Politics in Transition	Shane X & Olle X
		How does Nigeria's heritage affect development? How did Nigeria achieve independence? How did Nigeria forge a nation? What were the after effects of colonialism? What resources could Nigeria exploit for development? Does Nigeria show that development is compatible with open democracy?
		ePaper Due: noon, Fri Week 13
Week 14 T 20 Nov		Persia and Arabia Discussion Notes Wide Angle or Frontline World documentary film Are the issues and problems very different outside the US? PBS, The House of Saud Why did Saudi arabia become Wahhabist? By what bargain did the US exploit Saudi oil? What tensions have occured in the US-Saudi relationship?
		Thanksgiving: Wed-Fri break
Week 15 27, 29 Nov		Iran [Maps] [Maps of Iraq] [Maps of Saudi Arabia] 1. The Making of the Modern State 2. Political Economy and Development 3. Governance and Policy-Making [Iran, Ch. 3-5, PPT] 4. Representation and Participation 5. Politics in Transition	Todd & Richard
		How does Iran's heritage affect development? How did Iran achieve independence? How does Iran exploit oil for development? How is development affected by Iran's relations with the global community? Does Iran show that development is compatible with theocracy?
Th 29 Nov	Capstones	Capstone presentations	TBA
	Concl- usions	How can we properly compare nation states? How much of under development is to be blamed on colonialism? In development, "to understand all, is to forgive all" -- true?
3-7 Dec	FINAL	EXAM: 11:30, Thursday 6 Dec. '07.

When book arrives:

FPA, Great
Decisions
selections
Issue: 7. Central Asia, three power resource rivalry
7 What are the common problems of central Asian states?

7 How can central Asia be assisted in developing politically and economically?

7 Ballot A: Will the Shanghai Cooperation Organization threaten US influence in Central Asia?

7 Ballot A: Should the US maintain a presence in Central Asia to balance China & Russia?

7 Should the US decline to aid countries that are not democratic?

RESOURCES:

JRT Lewis:

"Impact of the W. Bush administration on official information, privacy and security issues, 2001-04." (2005)

How does a national security era alter the practice of open government and personal privacy? [Lewis, 2005]

Presidential Colloquium, Mon. 7 Nov. '05, report on the faculty seminar at Harvard, "Interpreting Recent & Controversial History," including the making of the 9/11 Commission Report

How have US leaders historically handled international crises?

Quoted in newspaper article on terrorist bombings in London, 8 July '05

3 Newspaper op-ed articles, Montgomery Advertiser, 16-19 April 2003:

Blair takes larger risks | War on Iraq tests Faith | Bush Thrives on War |

Nielsen TV ratings, 9 Apr 2003 for Dr. Lewis's appearance on WSFA about war.

How do these comments about the Iraq war look in retrospect?

AL World Affairs Council (monthly speakers; notes of recent years are posted to web pages)

President W. Bush, National Security Strategy 2002, Document [PDF]

Documentary Films (some inserted, only where equipment and time permit)

Videos of Developing World

PBS, The House of Saud

PBS, Frontline World

CNN, Christiane Amanpour, The War Within ["Londonistan"]

PBS, The Bomb Squad (London)]

PBS, Frontline: The Dark Side. (Brilliant film: How NeoCons got us into war with Iraq.)

PBS,Frontline: News War

PBS, APTV, Inside China, (2 hours)

PBS, Frontline: Cell Next Door (Terrorism)

PBS, excellent global documentary series, "Wide Angle."

See also travelogue series: Smart Traveler, Globe Trekker

The Troubles in Northern Ireland. [PPT, large] [HTML slides]

How has conflict been rooted in Irish society via religion, ethnicity and colonialism?

How did Ireland achieve independence and partition?

Why did the troubles in N. Ireland flare up in 1969 after 50 years of relative peace?

What responses to terrorism are permissible in a democracy?

Should a democracy negotiate with terrorists where it cannot defeat them?

How did the Good Friday peace agreement seek to control the conflict?

What are the prospects for a functioning local democracy in N. Ireland /Ulster?

Notes for former Texts:

Sterba (ed)Terrorism & International Justice theories Questions

PART I. What Is the Nature and Rhetoric of Terrorism?
1. Murderers, Not Warriors: The Moral Distinction, Terrorists and Fighters, Shannon E. French
2. The Terrorism of "Terrorism", Tomis Kapitan
PART II. Who Are the Terrorists, and Why Do They Hate?
3. Terror and Just Response, Noam Chomsky
4. Narratives Competing for Our Souls, David B. Burrell
5. The War Against Pluralism, Robert L. Phillips
6. Can a Muslim Be a Terrorist?, Zayn Kassam
PART III. What Is a Morally Justified Response to Terrorism?
7. The Moral Response to Terrorism and Cosmopolitanism, Louis P. Pojman
8. Envisioning a Global Rule of Law, Daniele Archibugi & Iris Marion Young
9. Making War on Terrorism in Response to 9/11, Claudia Card
10. Terrorism, War, and Empire, Richard W. Miller
11. Terrorism and International Justice, James P. Sterba
12. Compassion and Terror, Martha C. Nussbaum

Notes for former speakers:

Maj. Eduardo Monarez, ACSC, former Air Attaché to Madrid

Ms. Bernadette Lorenzo, "The Peace Corps experience in Paraguay."

Mr. Craig Baab, "Terrorism as a Regional Force: Palestine and the Congo."

Research Resources:

House Homeland Security Report on Bioterror weapons, 2006. [Local]

Adam Farquhar's Outlines from FRAMP '05 project:

Arend, Anthony Clark. 1998. "Terrorism and Just War Doctrine." Terrorism and Counter Terrorism. 7(3): 345-354.

Crenshaw, Martha. 1998. "The Logic of Terrorism: Terrorist Behavior as a Product of Choice." Terrorism and Counter Terrorism. 2(1): 54-64.

Dolnick, Adam. 2003. "All Gods Poisons: Re-Evaluating the Threat of Religious Terrorism as Respect to Non-Conventional Weapons." Terrorism and Counter Terrorism. 4(3): 159-177.

Ellis, Brent. 2003. "Countering Complexity: An Analytical Framework to Guide Counter-Terrorism Policy Making." Terrorism and Counter Terrorism. 3(3): 109-120.

Hoffman, Bruce. 1998. "Defining Terrorism." Terrorism and Counter Terrorism. 1(1): 3-23.

Richardson, Louise. 1998. "Global Rebels: Terrorist Organizations as Trans-National Actors." Terrorism and Counter Terrorism. 2(2): 67-73.

Adam Farquhar's Further Resources:

Coles, Clifton. 2005. "Fighting Crime with Closed Circuit Cameras." Futurist. 39(3).

Martin, Paul. 2005. "A Global Answer to Global Problems." Foreign Affairs. 84(3).

Paltie, Leslie. 2005. "Combating Terrorism while Protecting Human Rights." UN Chronicle. 41(1).

Ridge, Tom. 2005. "Fighting Terrorism." Vital Speeches of the Day. 71(8).

"UN Action Against Terrorism." United Nations. <http://www.un.org/terrorism.>.