Abstract
Publicity is the oxygen that sustains terrorist organisations. In a modern world with an increasingly swift news cycle, it is important to understand how terrorist organisations and individuals formulate propaganda, and exploit communication and information strategies to accrue attention to their cause, and achieve strategic effect. In this subject, you … For more content click the Read More button below.
Syllabus
Terrorist communication and information strategies and drivers.Terrorist use of social media, new technologies, and online operations.Terrorist tools for strategic communication.Threat focus: Al Qaeda, Islamic State, and the Extreme Right.Disrupting terrorist communications and information strategies.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
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be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge of terrorist communication and propaganda strategies, including historical trends, contemporary strategies, and emerging developments in order to make assessments;
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be able to critically evaluate terrorist communication and propaganda strategies, concepts, and tools to identify patterns and make assessments;
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be able to select and apply appropriate research methods, in conjunction with open source intelligence, to develop theories regarding terrorist communication operations;
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be able to objectively and professionally challenge established theories and contribute to current debate in order to inform professional practice; and
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be able to clearly communicate complex terrorist communication theory and practice to inform specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Assumed knowledge
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