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The University of Oklahoma announces the fifth annual Summer Workshop on Teaching about Terrorism (SWOTT).  The workshop will be held July 9-16, 2009 at the University of Oklahoma.  Professors and advanced graduate students from all disciplines are eligible to apply.



Applications can now be submitted online at <http://www.swott.com/apply09.html> through Friday, April 3, 2009.  Seats are limited and participants are selected on a competitive basis, based on our desire to have a group with a mixture of experience, interests, and professional goals.



SWOTT was developed to: 1) offer an intensive short-course on understanding the fundamentals of terrorism; 2) introduce professors and graduate students to new and innovative techniques utilized to conduct research and teach about terrorism; and 3) strengthen the community of terrorism scholars.  The workshop seeks to not only acquaint participants with the current issues that dominate US foreign policy and much of the world's attention (e.g. weapons of mass destruction, suicide terrorism, and state sponsorship of terrorism), but also promises a greater appreciation of the classic literature in the field.



Several speakers have verbally committed for this summer, including:

*         Victor Asal, State University of New York-Albany

*         Erica Chenoweth, Wesleyan University

*         Kelly Damphousse, University of Oklahoma

*         Lewis Griffith, Air Command and Staff College

*         Jennifer Holmes, University of Texas-Dallas

*         David McIntyre, Texas A&M

*         Brigitte Nacos, Columbia University

*         Dan O'Hair, University of Oklahoma

*         Ami Pedhazur, University of Texas-Austin

*         David Rapoport, University of CA-Los Angeles

*         Todd Sandler, University of Texas-Dallas

*         Stephen Sloan, University of Central Florida

*         Chris Taylor, Mission EP

*         Fred Wehling, Monterey Institute for International Studies

*         Leonard Weinberg, University of Nevada-Reno



Additional speakers have been invited and we are still waiting to hear back from them.  Check the website <http://www.swott.com> for updates as we confirm additional speakers.



The workshop fee is:

*         $1200 for graduate students and non-tenure-track faculty

*         $2000 for tenure-track and tenured faculty.



This fee includes: lodging for 7 nights at a hotel near campus; workshop materials (including a program, thumb drive with readings, and t-shirt); local transportation; a field trip to the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial and the Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism; staff and speaker fees and expenses; and several meals (in addition to breakfasts, snacks, and drinks available throughout the day, we host a meet-and-greet, welcome reception, one informal group dinner, and a closing banquet).  This fee does not include transportation to Oklahoma, lunches, the remaining dinners, and incidental expenses.



More details about the workshop as well as an FAQ are available on the SWOTT website or you may contact the workshop staff at <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> if you have any questions.



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