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: 19 April 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 'Pathways into and out of Terrorism' by Prof. dr. B.W. Schuurman 
• Course 'Pathways into and out of Terrorism'
• 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

What motivates someone to carry out a terrorist attack? Why do people ‘radicalize’ and adopt extremist views in the first place? How well do we actually understand the processes behind such behaviour and how effective are preventative policies? By addressing such questions, this course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the pathways leading people into, as well as out of, extremism and terrorism. The course focuses on the radicalizing individual, but takes a multilevel analytical perspective by exploring relevant influences at the group, movement and structural-levels as well. 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:

- Gary LaFree & Gary Ackerman, ‘The empirical study of terrorism: Social and legal research’, Annual Review of Law and Social Science 5 (2009): 348-355 only.
- Noémie Bouhana & Per-Olof H. Wikström, ‘Al Qa’ida-influenced radicalisation: A rapid evidence assessment guided by Situational Action Theory’ (London: Home Office, 2011), pp. 23-33 only.
- Kiran M. Sarma, Sarah L. Carthy & Katie M. Cox, ‘Mental disorder, psychological problems and terrorist behaviour: A systematic review and meta-analysis’, Campbell Systematic Reviews 18, no. 3 (2022): sections 1, 2 and 6

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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