Are you interested in the MSc Crisis and Security Management (CSM), specialisation Terrorism and Political Violence? Do you want to know more about what it is like to follow this master’s programme at Leiden University? Be a CSM Student for a Day!

Registration deadline: 17 March 2026

Take part in a Student for a Day at MSc Crisis and Security Management

If you decide to join this Student for a Day event, you:

• attend the lecture 'Emerging Risks, Threats & Responses' by Dr. Graig Klein of the course 'Analysing Counterterrorism'
• meet the student ambassador Emma Korpershoek;
• will have the possibility to ask all your questions about Crisis and Security Management, specialisation Terrorism and Political Violence.

Programme

11.45 hrs.	Start your Student for a Day at Wijnhaven.
12.15 - 15.00 hrs.	Lecture (given at a different location, so be on time!)
15.00 - 15.15 hrs	You can ask questions during the break or after the lecture

 

After registering, you’ll get an email with all the details.

Please commit to attending if you sign up. If you need to cancel, just email our student ambassador or cancel via the confirmation email.

About this Course

The aim of this course is to familiarise students with the governance of extremism and terrorism and the complexities arising in countering/preventing violent extremism and counterterrorism. Taking this combined perspective enables students to analyse the benefits and risks of various counterterrorism and P/CVE policies and tactics and the challenges of the underlying decision-making. Students are encouraged to adopt a critical attitude and be aware of dilemmas and unintended consequences that can arise from counterterrorism and P/CVE policies and practices. Academic/analytical frameworks are applied to understand how terrorism and counterterrorism respond to each other and evolve to create new challenges. An understanding of decision-making dilemmas and risks of negative consequences help students to analyse issues related to terrorism, counterterrorism, and P/CVE and the multifaceted policy challenges in today’s complex and ever-changing world. Read more

Suggested preparatory readings

Would you like to read some course literature in advance to prepare for this lecture? Take a look at the following readings:

1. Yoo, Dain. 2025. 'Vague Anti-Terrorism Laws and Repression: Introducing a New Measurement.' Dissertation, Chapter 2. Georgetown University.
2. Adhikari, Bimal, Jeffrey King, & Amanda Murdie. 2024. 'Examining the Effect of Democratic Backsliding on Human Rights Conditions.' Journal of Human Rights, 23(3): 267-82.
3. Emig, Addison K. & Michael J. Schumacher. 2025. 'Politicizing Terror: The (Ab)use of Counterterrorism Law for Authoritarian Ends in Tunisia.' Democratization, 32(2): 561-87

Contact

If you have questions about the Master's programme Crisis and Security Management, please contact the programme via csm@fgga.leidenuniv.nl.

If you have questions about this event, please contact the student ambassador Emma Korpershoek, via samcsm@fgga.leidenuniv.nl.

 

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