[Bilimsel Haber] "The Changing Face of Terrorism"

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

13th Transatlantic Summer Academy (TASA), University of Bonn: "The 
Changing Face
of Terrorism"

The University of Bonn invites graduate students from North America and 
Europe
to participate in its 13th Transatlantic Summer Academy (TASA) from June 
19 to
July 15, 2006. Each year, the four-week program focuses on one central 
issue in
the fields of Transatlantic Relations and European Integration.

This year's summer academy, entitled "The Changing Face of Terrorism", will
focus on the historical roots, different manifestations and consequences of
terrorism. Since 9/11, experts, journalists and politicians speak of a 
new age
of terrorism which has fundamentally changed the international security
environment. While there still is no universally accepted definition of
terrorism, the consequences seem to be straightforward: The West is 
caught in a
war against terrorism and it has to win this war. But is this perception 
true?
Is the so-called "superterrorism" a new phenomenon? How does this new 
terrorism
change the coordinates of foreign policy? Do we need new analytical 
instruments?
What implications do counter-terrorism strategies have on civil and human
rights?

TASA provides an intensive interdisciplinary program of lectures, tutorials,
panel discussions and briefings in the fields of politics, economics, law,
history and culture. Next to the seminar program in Bonn, we will visit 
German
and European institutions in Berlin, Brussels, Luxembourg, and 
Strasbourg and
meet high-ranking officials and politicians. The TASA faculty is made up 
by a
wide range of experts from academia, government, politics, economics, 
and the
media.

Students from North America and Europe with a background in International
Relations, European Studies, Political Science, History, Economics, Law, or
Cultural Studies can apply. The course is geared to graduate students 
but also
open to exceptionally well-qualified undergraduates. For more information,
please consult our website at the web address shown below.

Christian Kloeckner
Transatlantic Summer Academy
University of Bonn
Poppelsdorfer Allee 53
53115 Bonn
Germany

Phone: +49 228 73-2062 or -5944
Fax: +49 228 73-5891
Email: tasa@uni-bonn.de

Visit the website at http://www.tasa.uni-bonn.de