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The Conceptualization And Development Of Specifications For A Doctoral Program In Security Studies: A Delphi Study, Barent Nelson Mccool
The Conceptualization And Development Of Specifications For A Doctoral Program In Security Studies: A Delphi Study, Barent Nelson Mccool
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
In 1994 there were only four formal "Emergency Management/Security" college degree programs being offered in academic America, of which only one was offered at the baccalaureate level, the others being certificate programs (Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2007). This study focused on the following research questions. (1) Is there a current need for a doctoral program in security studies? (2) If so, how should such a program be structured academically? (3) If so, should such a program be offered as a PhD, EdD or an Executive Doctoral degree program?;A review of the literature indicated that a gap exists between current programs …
Responses To Transnational Non-Governmental Terrorism In Kenya And The United States: An Anthropological Analysis, Kennedy Geoffrey Ondieki
Responses To Transnational Non-Governmental Terrorism In Kenya And The United States: An Anthropological Analysis, Kennedy Geoffrey Ondieki
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Terrorism is an ancient human phenomenon. In contemporary societies, however, terrorist attacks affect every country in one form or another. Hardly can any continent, region, or community claim immunity from it. Its causes, characteristics, and controlling mechanisms are as diverse and complex as there are terrorist groups. The impacts of terrorism, on other hand, are lethal and far-reaching as are government responses against it. This study began as an attempt to examine governmental and survivor responses and reactions in regard to the attacks of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7, 1998. Then the horrific attacks against …
The Creation Of A National Information Policy Combating Cyber Terrorism, Daniel A Nick
The Creation Of A National Information Policy Combating Cyber Terrorism, Daniel A Nick
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The infrastructures of the United States are dependent upon computers. This creates a new threat to the national security of the United States in the form of cyber terrorism; Cyber terrorism is the new type of warfare. It can take a cyber terrorist seconds to break into a computer network, download information, and leave without a trace. There needs to be a comprehensive policy to combat the cyber terrorism threat; The National Information Policy is a set of ideas brought together to combat the threat of a cyber terrorist attack against the infrastructures of the United States. These ideas include: …
Terrorism In The News: A Constructionist Approach, Lisa Linn Sharp
Terrorism In The News: A Constructionist Approach, Lisa Linn Sharp
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis examines portrayals of terrorism in the New York Times during the 1990s. Using ethnographic content analysis, I analyze several dimensions of coverage including the emphasis given in articles to violence, the characterizations used to describe terrorists and their actions, the sources of information used in the reports, whether the cause of the terrorists are addressed, and the character of coverage for men and women terrorists. I argue that the portrayals focus on the most sensational and dramatic aspects of terrorism and authority's interpretations of the groups; they fail to provide readers an analysis of causes, contexts, and structural …
Terrorism And Political Policy: Crisis And *Policy Making Indicators In The Media During Legislative Action, James David Ballard
Terrorism And Political Policy: Crisis And *Policy Making Indicators In The Media During Legislative Action, James David Ballard
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study tested three political sociology policy making theories with relation to the media coverage of an act of political violence and the affiliated policy formation processes related to this event. To test the three theories, a case study was conducted on the bombing of the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995 and the subsequent policy enacted under the auspices of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDP). The case analysis focused on several preexisting policy debates, the media coverage immediately following the bombing, and subsequent policy discussions leading to the passage of the …
Terrorism And The New International Environment, Dong Jin Kim
Terrorism And The New International Environment, Dong Jin Kim
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis examines the characteristics of terrorism in the new international environment following the Cold War in which international terrorism is undergoing drastic changes in its sources and characteristics; The breakdown of the bipolar system and concomitant diffusion of political power have given way to rivalry between regional states; especially, one of the key factors is the effect of weapons proliferation on the dynamics of conflict between regional rivals including nuclear, biological, and chemical-weapons capability. The world is also confronting an assortment of prodemocracy and anti-colonial movements which tend to erupt in civil disorder. The above ingredients are currently fomenting …