HONOR 4700 - Ideas as Weapons: Militant Islamist Groups (MIGSs)

This class will examine the mind set or the operational code of Militant Islamist groups (MIG) in the Middle East. how do they see the relationship between the state and society, do they think that time works form them or against them, how do they define the main functions of violence, what do they want to achieve, and how do they learn from past mistakes in reshaping future strategies. We will study the key ideologies that influence them and how they influence their programs of action and what is their record of success and failure. Finally, this course will analyze what has come to be known as the war on terror and its limitations.