Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Justice Studies
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Tutorial
Workshop
Module Offerings
6116CRIM-SEP-MTP
Aims
1. To critically examine the causes and nature of governance through (in)security, terrorism, serious and organized crime, counter-terrorism, and state-terrorism
2. To scrutinize popular and academic discourse and representations around terrorism, organized crime, counter-terrorism and security policy and practice
3. To explore effectiveness and impact of counter-terrorism policing and serious and organized crime policing, surveillance, and military policy and practice in generating (in)security
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically evaluate the causes and nature of governance through (in)security, terrorism, serious and organized crime, counter-terrorism, and state terrorism
2.
Critically analyse the representational and conceptual challenges associated with organized crime, state–terrorism, and non-state terrorism
3.
Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the role and impact of the state and its agencies in generating (in)security for communities
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Themes and topics in this module include, but are not limited to:
• Risk
• Securitisation
• Counter-hegemony
• “Old” and “new” terrorism
• Counterinsurgency
• Counter-terrorism
• Organised Crime
• Intelligence & surveillance
• Militarised policing
• War on terror/drugs/crime
• State terrorism
• Communicative violence/armed propaganda
Module Overview:
In this module you will critically consider the causes, and nature, of terrorism, stateterrorism, and organised crime. This module also seeks to ensure you recognise the manner in which state policy and practice work to generate (in)security, and the effectiveness and impact on communities and human rights processes.
In this module you will critically consider the causes, and nature, of terrorism, stateterrorism, and organised crime. This module also seeks to ensure you recognise the manner in which state policy and practice work to generate (in)security, and the effectiveness and impact on communities and human rights processes.
Additional Information:This module seeks to critically consider the causes, and nature, of terrorism, state–terrorism, and organised crime. The module also seeks to ensure students recognise the manner in which state policy and practice work to generate (in)security, and the effectiveness and impact on communities and human rights processes.