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Civitas. Studia Z Filozofii Polityki, 2015
This essay focuses on the evolution of communication process as used by terrorist groups and orga... more This essay focuses on the evolution of communication process as used by terrorist groups and organizations. It deals with this problem by starting with Russian anarchists and ending with the activists involved in modern groups engaged in the global jihad. The author analyses changes within the content of communication, as well as the means of spreading the message of violence. This essay reviews selected means and methods of public communication used by modern terrorist groups, and analyses the usefulness of these tools in the “war for hearts and minds”. The keynote of this essay is the need to reflect on the popularity of the leitmotiv of violence in modern popular culture.
The third volume in the "Security and society in the information age series" brings tog... more The third volume in the "Security and society in the information age series" brings together a unique series of research papers by talented students – participants in the Security and Society in the Information Age program held at Collegium Civitas University in Warsaw, Poland.<br>The students took part in a fully-fledged online course followed by an online research internship at the Terrorism Research Center. This book presents the results of their work – research papers devoted to contemporary security threats. The contributors not only analyzed the issues but also looked for solutions and these papers include recommendations for policy makers. <br>The interns explored a variety of important security issues facing modern societies, including: terrorism, migration and disinformation, violent extremism and radicalization, border security, internet and security policies, intelligence analysis, cyber threats, biological and chemical warfare, and trade restriction...
The fourth volume bringing together a unique series of research papers by talented students – par... more The fourth volume bringing together a unique series of research papers by talented students – participants in the Security and Society in the Information Age program held at Collegium Civitas University in Warsaw, Poland.<br>Among the subjects discussed this year, you will find issues connected with the most up-to-date threats to national and international peace and stability – and solutions to some of those problems. Young researchers confronted those issues with courage and analytical aptitude. They wrote about current conditions for domestic terrorism in the United States and the risk of radicalization in a post-coronavirus world (Luke Odo); the intersection of terrorism and organized crime (Hayley Sawyer); the impact of religion on suicide terrorism (James Bratton); cybercrime combating (Kylie Heitzenrater); the rise of domestic terrorism in the United States with the emergence of political motives (Jacob Falck) and money as the key to success in terrorism combating (Caris...
Civitas. Studia z Filozofii Polityki
This essay focuses on the evolution of communication process as used by terrorist groups and orga... more This essay focuses on the evolution of communication process as used by terrorist groups and organizations. It deals with this problem by starting with Russian anarchists and ending with the activists involved in modern groups engaged in the global jihad. The author analyses changes within the content of communication, as well as the means of spreading the message of violence. This essay reviews selected means and methods of public communication used by modern terrorist groups, and analyses the usefulness of these tools in the “war for hearts and minds”. The keynote of this essay is the need to reflect on the popularity of the leitmotiv of violence in modern popular culture.
The third volume in the "Security and society in the information age series" brings tog... more The third volume in the "Security and society in the information age series" brings together a unique series of research papers by talented students – participants in the Security and Society in the Information Age program held at Collegium Civitas University in Warsaw, Poland.<br>The students took part in a fully-fledged online course followed by an online research internship at the Terrorism Research Center. This book presents the results of their work – research papers devoted to contemporary security threats. The contributors not only analyzed the issues but also looked for solutions and these papers include recommendations for policy makers. <br>The interns explored a variety of important security issues facing modern societies, including: terrorism, migration and disinformation, violent extremism and radicalization, border security, internet and security policies, intelligence analysis, cyber threats, biological and chemical warfare, and trade restriction...
The main thematic focus of the "Security and Society in the Information Age" publicatio... more The main thematic focus of the "Security and Society in the Information Age" publication is the changing paradigm in security. The authors looked among others such issues as cybersecurity and information security, propaganda, the prevention of mass shootings and active shooter situations through education and awareness programs, radicalization and recruitment to terrorist organizations, the role of the mass media in shaping public opinion on terrorism, the condition of democracy in the age of fake news, the evolution of modern terrorism.The publication is composed of papers written by American students – participants in the Summer School Program "Security and Society in the Information Age" in Collegium Civitas, and by experts cooperating with the Terrorism Research Center at Collegium Civitas University in Warsaw, Poland. <br>
The publication is a second volume in the "Security and Society in the Information Age Serie... more The publication is a second volume in the "Security and Society in the Information Age Series" and is composed of papers written by American students – participants in the Summer School Program "Security and Society in the Information Age" in Collegium Civitas, and by experts cooperating with the Terrorism Research Center at Collegium Civitas University in Warsaw, Poland.<br>Andrew Holub (Oakland University) worked on "An introduction to human evolved psychology and political violence: Implications for future directions in research and practice"; Meghan Lovett (University of Texas, Austin) analyzed the "Growing Threat of the Alt-Right"; Gar Lovejoy (University of Pittsburgh) looked "Inside the Dark Web"; Alex Thompson (Miami University) focused on the "Increasing Use of Post-Truth and Fake News in Political Discourse"; Kayla Ritchie (The University of Tennessee) posed the question "How Social Constructions are ut...
Books by Paulina Piasecka
International Security Studies. Graduate Research Projects, 2022
The first scholarly volume “International Security Studies” bringing together a unique series of ... more The first scholarly volume “International Security Studies” bringing together a unique series of research papers by international students of Collegium Civitas university, Warsaw, Poland. The contributors to this volume are representatives of various programs available for students in Collegium Civitas – from the European Erasmus+ program to the “Security and Society in the Information Age” summer school program dedicated for students from the U.S. universities.
International Security Studies at Collegium Civitas are designed to train future leaders in the field of security, who will be prepared to effectively face the ever changing security challenges in the interconnected world of today. This master’s degree program is implemented under the auspices of the Terrorism Research Center – a leading think-tank and a research unit within Collegium Civitas. In the academic year 2020/2021 the program has been awarded by the National Competition and Accreditation Program “Future-proof studies” which confirms not only the highest quality of education, but also that the program meets the needs of the labor market. The program was also awarded with the “European Laurel” for innovative and unique solutions in internationalization of studies. Throughout the program the participants have worked on own research papers – analyzing a selected security issue of their interest – under the supervision of mentors from the Terrorism Research Center.
The security issues analyzed in this volume include terrorism, hybrid threats, environmental security, threats to human rights. The authors looked for solutions and included recommendations for law enforcement, policy makers and scholars. Authors have explored issues from infodemic – pandemic of disinformation (Michał Pawela) to the significance of women in international peacekeeping missions (Loise Wachira); from perspectives for the use of drones in security issues (Rauan Zhaksybergen) to issues of evolution of the right to privacy in times of COVID-19 crisis (Dao Thi Nguyet); from Islamist terrorism in the French context (Cédric Ménissier) to environmental security (Yuliia Harashchenko); from Chinese securitized information strategy in support of military-civil fusion (Jefferson T. Stamp) to terrorism (Mykola Blashkiv) and sexual consent (Khrystyna Pelchar).
Civitas. Studia Z Filozofii Polityki, 2015
This essay focuses on the evolution of communication process as used by terrorist groups and orga... more This essay focuses on the evolution of communication process as used by terrorist groups and organizations. It deals with this problem by starting with Russian anarchists and ending with the activists involved in modern groups engaged in the global jihad. The author analyses changes within the content of communication, as well as the means of spreading the message of violence. This essay reviews selected means and methods of public communication used by modern terrorist groups, and analyses the usefulness of these tools in the “war for hearts and minds”. The keynote of this essay is the need to reflect on the popularity of the leitmotiv of violence in modern popular culture.
The third volume in the "Security and society in the information age series" brings tog... more The third volume in the "Security and society in the information age series" brings together a unique series of research papers by talented students – participants in the Security and Society in the Information Age program held at Collegium Civitas University in Warsaw, Poland.<br>The students took part in a fully-fledged online course followed by an online research internship at the Terrorism Research Center. This book presents the results of their work – research papers devoted to contemporary security threats. The contributors not only analyzed the issues but also looked for solutions and these papers include recommendations for policy makers. <br>The interns explored a variety of important security issues facing modern societies, including: terrorism, migration and disinformation, violent extremism and radicalization, border security, internet and security policies, intelligence analysis, cyber threats, biological and chemical warfare, and trade restriction...
The fourth volume bringing together a unique series of research papers by talented students – par... more The fourth volume bringing together a unique series of research papers by talented students – participants in the Security and Society in the Information Age program held at Collegium Civitas University in Warsaw, Poland.<br>Among the subjects discussed this year, you will find issues connected with the most up-to-date threats to national and international peace and stability – and solutions to some of those problems. Young researchers confronted those issues with courage and analytical aptitude. They wrote about current conditions for domestic terrorism in the United States and the risk of radicalization in a post-coronavirus world (Luke Odo); the intersection of terrorism and organized crime (Hayley Sawyer); the impact of religion on suicide terrorism (James Bratton); cybercrime combating (Kylie Heitzenrater); the rise of domestic terrorism in the United States with the emergence of political motives (Jacob Falck) and money as the key to success in terrorism combating (Caris...
Civitas. Studia z Filozofii Polityki
This essay focuses on the evolution of communication process as used by terrorist groups and orga... more This essay focuses on the evolution of communication process as used by terrorist groups and organizations. It deals with this problem by starting with Russian anarchists and ending with the activists involved in modern groups engaged in the global jihad. The author analyses changes within the content of communication, as well as the means of spreading the message of violence. This essay reviews selected means and methods of public communication used by modern terrorist groups, and analyses the usefulness of these tools in the “war for hearts and minds”. The keynote of this essay is the need to reflect on the popularity of the leitmotiv of violence in modern popular culture.
The third volume in the "Security and society in the information age series" brings tog... more The third volume in the "Security and society in the information age series" brings together a unique series of research papers by talented students – participants in the Security and Society in the Information Age program held at Collegium Civitas University in Warsaw, Poland.<br>The students took part in a fully-fledged online course followed by an online research internship at the Terrorism Research Center. This book presents the results of their work – research papers devoted to contemporary security threats. The contributors not only analyzed the issues but also looked for solutions and these papers include recommendations for policy makers. <br>The interns explored a variety of important security issues facing modern societies, including: terrorism, migration and disinformation, violent extremism and radicalization, border security, internet and security policies, intelligence analysis, cyber threats, biological and chemical warfare, and trade restriction...
The main thematic focus of the "Security and Society in the Information Age" publicatio... more The main thematic focus of the "Security and Society in the Information Age" publication is the changing paradigm in security. The authors looked among others such issues as cybersecurity and information security, propaganda, the prevention of mass shootings and active shooter situations through education and awareness programs, radicalization and recruitment to terrorist organizations, the role of the mass media in shaping public opinion on terrorism, the condition of democracy in the age of fake news, the evolution of modern terrorism.The publication is composed of papers written by American students – participants in the Summer School Program "Security and Society in the Information Age" in Collegium Civitas, and by experts cooperating with the Terrorism Research Center at Collegium Civitas University in Warsaw, Poland. <br>
The publication is a second volume in the "Security and Society in the Information Age Serie... more The publication is a second volume in the "Security and Society in the Information Age Series" and is composed of papers written by American students – participants in the Summer School Program "Security and Society in the Information Age" in Collegium Civitas, and by experts cooperating with the Terrorism Research Center at Collegium Civitas University in Warsaw, Poland.<br>Andrew Holub (Oakland University) worked on "An introduction to human evolved psychology and political violence: Implications for future directions in research and practice"; Meghan Lovett (University of Texas, Austin) analyzed the "Growing Threat of the Alt-Right"; Gar Lovejoy (University of Pittsburgh) looked "Inside the Dark Web"; Alex Thompson (Miami University) focused on the "Increasing Use of Post-Truth and Fake News in Political Discourse"; Kayla Ritchie (The University of Tennessee) posed the question "How Social Constructions are ut...
International Security Studies. Graduate Research Projects, 2022
The first scholarly volume “International Security Studies” bringing together a unique series of ... more The first scholarly volume “International Security Studies” bringing together a unique series of research papers by international students of Collegium Civitas university, Warsaw, Poland. The contributors to this volume are representatives of various programs available for students in Collegium Civitas – from the European Erasmus+ program to the “Security and Society in the Information Age” summer school program dedicated for students from the U.S. universities.
International Security Studies at Collegium Civitas are designed to train future leaders in the field of security, who will be prepared to effectively face the ever changing security challenges in the interconnected world of today. This master’s degree program is implemented under the auspices of the Terrorism Research Center – a leading think-tank and a research unit within Collegium Civitas. In the academic year 2020/2021 the program has been awarded by the National Competition and Accreditation Program “Future-proof studies” which confirms not only the highest quality of education, but also that the program meets the needs of the labor market. The program was also awarded with the “European Laurel” for innovative and unique solutions in internationalization of studies. Throughout the program the participants have worked on own research papers – analyzing a selected security issue of their interest – under the supervision of mentors from the Terrorism Research Center.
The security issues analyzed in this volume include terrorism, hybrid threats, environmental security, threats to human rights. The authors looked for solutions and included recommendations for law enforcement, policy makers and scholars. Authors have explored issues from infodemic – pandemic of disinformation (Michał Pawela) to the significance of women in international peacekeeping missions (Loise Wachira); from perspectives for the use of drones in security issues (Rauan Zhaksybergen) to issues of evolution of the right to privacy in times of COVID-19 crisis (Dao Thi Nguyet); from Islamist terrorism in the French context (Cédric Ménissier) to environmental security (Yuliia Harashchenko); from Chinese securitized information strategy in support of military-civil fusion (Jefferson T. Stamp) to terrorism (Mykola Blashkiv) and sexual consent (Khrystyna Pelchar).