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MURDOCH-S1-FACE2FACE-2025-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S1-ONLINEFLEX-2025-ONGOING
MURDOCH-W-ONLINEFLEX-2025-2025
OUA-S1-ONLINEFLEX-2025-ONGOING
OUA-W-ONLINEFLEX-2025-2025

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Learning outcomes

1.

Explain fundamental concepts (security, risk, terrorism, and counterterrorism) and how they are perceived and employed by agents in international society.

2.

Analyse how and why terrorism undermines security.

3.

Evaluate the effectiveness of various counterterrorism measures.

4.

Examine the relationships between terrorism and societal factors such as religion, the media, and democracy.

5.

Assess the measures taken by Australia in response to terrorist threats.

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Unit content:

This unit covers the following topics: · Introduction · The nature of international society · Security in international society · Terrorism in international society · Risk in international society · Emergence of Insurgency · Counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency · Terrorism and religious intolerance · Terrorism and democracy · Terrorism and the media · The UN and counter-terrorism · Australia and counter-terrorism