Courses
These course materials were created by Dr. Ami Pedahzur and are used in his courses in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin.
Research Seminar on Terrorism (Gov390L)
Suicide Terrorism (Gov365N)
Assignments
Course Documents
- Altruism and Fatalism: The Characteristics of Palestinian Suicide Terrorists (2003)
- Defining Suicide Terrorism
- Dying to be Martyrs: The Symbolic Dimension of Suicide Terrorism (2006)
- Islamikaze and Their Significance (1997)
- Mishandling Suicide Terrorism (2004)
- Palestinian Suicide Bombing Revisited: A Critique of the Outbidding Thesis (2006)
- Palestinian Suicide Terrorism in the Second Intifada: Motivations and Organizational Aspects (2003)
- Rationality, Culture, and Structure in the Making of Suicide Bombers: A Preliminary Theoretical Synthesis and Illustrative Case Study (2005)
- Suicide Bombers: Are Psychological Profiles Possible? (2004)
- Suicide Terrorism, Occupation, and the Globalization of Martyrdom: A Critique of Dying to Win
- The Defensive Dimension of the Battle Against Terrorism - An Analysis of Management of Terror Incidents in Jerusalem
- The Moral Logic and Growth of Suicide Terrorism (2006)
- The Roots of Suicide Terrorism: A Multi-Causal Approach
- Who Are the Palestinian Suicide Bombers? (2004)
Lectures
- Countering Suicide Terrorism
- Individual and Multi-Level
- Suicide Terrorism - Counter-Terrorist Measures
- Suicide Terrorism - Definition
- Suicide Terrorism - History
- Suicide Terrorism - Organizations and Communities
- Suicide Terrorism - Personal Motivations
- Suicide Terrorism - The Cultural Approach
- Suicide Terrorism - The Future of Suicide Terrorism
- Suicide Terrorism - The Market Share Approach
- Suicide Terrorism Networks
- The Future of Suicide Terrorism
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