POL192: Perspectives on Security and Terrorism

Introduction to the concepts of security, terrorism and counterterrorism. This unit examines the changing perceptions of security from military force to human security and security in cyberspace. It explains how terrorism undermines human security, subverts societal values, and threatens the society's critical infrastructure. It also analyses the relationship between terrorism and religious tolerance, democracy and international law. It finally examines the phenomena of rogue states and weapons of mass destruction and how international society is expected to address them.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Lectures: 1 hour per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Professor Samuel Makinda Position: Professor E-mail: S.Makinda@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.050 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2942
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Professor Samuel Makinda Professor (S.Makinda@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2942 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.050 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)