Edwin Bakker (born 20 October 1967) is head of the knowledge and research department of the
Netherlands Police Academy and professor of Terrorism Studies at
Leiden University.
Biography
Bakker was born on 20 October 1967 in
Leiden
Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration wit ...
, in the Netherlands.
In 1997, Bakker obtained a PhD degree with his thesis on minority conflicts in Slovakia and Hungary. He graduated from
Groningen University
The University of Groningen (abbreviated as UG; nl, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, abbreviated as RUG) is a public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Founded in 1614, the university is the ...
, where he studied
Economic Geography
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There are four branches of economic geography.
There is,
primary secto ...
.
Before joining the Police Academy he was the director of the
Centre for Terrorism and Counterterrorism (CTC) of
Leiden University Campus The Hague, and director of the
Institute of Security and Global Affairs
Campus The Hague is an institution for university education and scientific research apart of Leiden University, located in The Hague. The teaching and research at Campus The Hague focuses on politics, public administration and international law, ...
.
From 2007 to 2011, Bakker was a fellow at the
Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’. He was head of the Security and Conflict Programme.
Current roles
Bakker is head of the knowledge and research department of the Netherlands Police Academy and professor of Terrorism Studies at the Leiden University.
He is also a member of the editorial board of several journals, including the ''
Journal of Strategic Security
The Henley-Putnam School of Strategic Security, previously Henley-Putnam University, is an online school within National American University focusing on intelligence management, counterterrorism studies and protection management. Henley-Putnam of ...
'', and ''
Internationale Spectator''.
He is the lead instructor of the
MOOC
A massive open online course (MOOC ) or an open online course is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the Web. In addition to traditional course materials, such as filmed lectures, readings, and problem sets, ma ...
" Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory and Practice" on
Coursera
Coursera Inc. () is a U.S.-based massive open online course provider founded in 2012 by Stanford University computer science professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller. Coursera works with universities and other organizations to offer online cour ...
. and guest lecturer at the joint training institute of the Dutch judicial system and the Public Prosecution Service, SSR (Studiecentrum Rechtspleging), the Institute for Safety (the Instituut Fysieke Veiligheid, or IFV), as well as Leiden University's
Centre for Professional Learning.
Bakker’s research interests include
radicalisation
Radicalization (or radicalisation) is the process by which an individual or a group comes to adopt increasingly views in opposition to a political, social, or religious status quo. The ideas of society at large shape the outcomes of radicalizat ...
and
jihadi terrorism, characteristics of (jihadi) terrorists dealing with (fear of)
terrorism
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...
and its policy implications,
security issues in general, as well as the world of policing.
Selected publications
Key publications include:
Edwin Bakker publications
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* ''The Muslim Brotherhood in Europe. The challenge of transnationalization'', London: Hurst Publishers, 2012, [with Roel Meijer]
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''Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies: Comparing Theory and Practice''
Leiden: Leiden UP, 2015
References
External links
Staff - ICCT
Coursera instructor
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1967 births
Living people
Dutch non-fiction writers
Experts on terrorism
Academic staff of Leiden University
People from Leiden