HLS 802: Collaboration and Integration: Multifaceted Approaches to Homeland Security
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- Course Ends:
- Course Length: 15 weeks
Note: All due dates reflect North American Eastern time (ET).
The Getting Started Lesson and Lesson 1 are both due at the end of Week 1.
Getting Started Lesson & Lesson 1: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on an Evolving Homeland Security Mission Space |
Time frame: | Week 1: |
Readings: |
- Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Homeland and Civil Security, Introduction: "Homeland and Civil Security Research Studies for an Evolving Mission Space: Introduction and Overview of Chapters"
- Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Homeland and Civil Security, Glossary
- Department of Homeland Security Missions Website
- National Preparedness Goal Mission Areas Website
- The 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (Read Executive Summary)
- Kahan, Jerome 2013, "What's in a Name? The Meaning of Homeland Security," Journal of Homeland Security Education 2.
- Kiltz, Linda and James D. Ramsay 2012, "Perceptual Framing of Homeland Security.”Homeland Security Affairs 8 Article 16.
- Reese, Shawn 2013, Defining Homeland Security: Analysis and Congressional Considerations. Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report R42462, January 8.
- Title 22 of the USC (United States Code), definitions of “international terrorism,” “terrorism,” and “terrorist group.”
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Assignments: |
- Participate in the Lesson Discussion Forum.
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Lesson 2: Key Risk Constellations and Assessing the Strategic Hybrid Threat |
Time frame: | Week 2: |
Readings: |
- Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Homeland and Civil Security, Chapter 1: "Examining the Strategic Hybrid Threat: Technology, Terrorism, Transnational Criminal Organizations, and Old Enemies after 2015"
- Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Homeland and Civil Security, Chapter 9: "The Leadership LEAP: A New Approach for Homeland Security"
- Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Homeland and Civil Security, Chapter 13: "The Scientific Status of New Security Studies: A Critical Search for Epistemic Identity of Homeland and Civil Security Research"
- Cilluffo, Frank J and Joseph R. Clark 2013, "Thinking About Strategic Hybrid Threats - In Theory and in Practice." PRISM 4, No. 1, pp. 47-63.
- Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community, Statement For The Record, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Daniel R. Coats, Director of National Intelligence, February 13, 2018
- World Economic Forum: Global Risks 2018. 13th Ed.
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Assignments: |
- Participate in the Lesson Discussion Forum.
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Lesson 3: Securing Against the Evolving Terrorist Threat |
Time frame: | Week 3: |
Readings: |
- Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 8: National Preparedness (2011)
- National Strategy for Counterterrorism (2011)
- Strategy for Homeland Defense and Defense Support of Civil Authorities (2013)
- The 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, focus on "Securing Against the Evolving Terrorism Threat" (pp. 33-38) and "Nuclear Terrorism Using an Improvised Nuclear Device" (pp. 62-64)
- National Security Strategy (2017)
- A Governor’s Guide to Homeland Security, 2010, Chapter 5: "Citizen Preparedness"
- Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate 2014, Using Social Media for Enhanced Situational Awareness and Decision Support. Virtual Social Media Working Group and DHS First Responders Group.
- Helmus, Todd C., Erin York, and Peter Chalk 2013, Promoting Online Voices for Countering Violent Extremism. Research Report, RAND Corporation.
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Assignments: |
- Begin research on Case Study I.
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Case Study I: The Continued Relevance of the Mumbai Attacks |
Time frame: | Week 4: |
Readings: |
- Read the online Case Study I: Mumbai content pages
- Read "The Lessons of Mumbai" located in the Case Study #1 Folder under the Activities Tab.
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Assignments: |
- The assignment instructions are located in the Dropbox - Submit your paper to the Mumbai Case Dropbox.
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Lesson 5: Civil-Military Relations: International and Domestic |
Time frame: | Week 6: |
Readings: |
- Desch, Michael C., Civilian Control of the Military: The Changing Security Environment, John Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD, 1999. Chapters 1 & 2
- Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Publication 3-28: Defense Support of Civil Authorities, July 31, 2013
- A Governor's Guide to Homeland Security, 2010, Chapter 9: "National Guard and Military Assistance"
- Samaan, Jean-Loup and Laurent Verneuil (n.d.), Civil-Military Relations in Hurricane Katrina: A Case Study in Crisis Management in Natural Disaster Response.
- FEMA course: The Political and Policy Basis of Emergency Management, Session 12: Civil Military Relations in Emergency Management
- TITLE 10 > Subtitle E > PART I I> CHAPTER 1211 > § 12406. National Guard in Federal service
- Disaster Assistance: DoD’s support for Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki and Typhoon Omar, US
- Review the Preamble & Article II of the U.S. Constitution
- Posse Comitatus Act
- Insurrection Act
- Department of Defense Directive No. 3025.18 (2010): Defense Support of Civil Authorities
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Assignments: |
- Participate in the Lesson Discussion Forum.
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Case Study III: Intelligence Brief |
Time frame: | Week 12: |
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Assignments: |
- Upload your Intelligence Brief to the Intel Brief Dropbox in the Case Study III Module.
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Lesson 10: Examples of Missions, Technologies, and ELSI Challenges |
Time frame: | Week 13: |
Readings: |
- Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Homeland and Civil Security, Chapter 2: "Border Management: International Experiences"
- Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Homeland and Civil Security, "Chapter 7: Use of "Drones" in Homeland Security: A Comparative Perspective on a Security Technology and Its Legal, Political, and Social Aspects"
- Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Homeland and Civil Security, Chapter 10: "Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI) in Homeland and Civil Security Research and the European Union Approach"
- Chameau, Jean-Lou, William F. Ballhaus, and Herbert S. Lin (eds.), 2014. Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security A Framework for Addressing Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, Chapters 1, 4, 5, and 7
- Yakabe, Alison, 2015. "UAS on Main Street: Policy and Enforcement at the Local Level," Homeland Security Affairs
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Assignments: |
- Participate in the Lesson Discussion Forum.
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Lesson 11: The National Response Framework and the Implementation of Smart Resilience in Turbulent Times & Case Study IV: Final Case Study |
Time frame: | Week 14: |
Readings: |
- Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Homeland and Civil Security, Chapter 3: "The Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster in Emergency Management Perspective," Chapter 4: "Beyond the Storms: Implementing Smart Resilience in Turbulent Times" (re-read from Lesson 4), and Chapter 8, "Risk Management within Tribally Inclusive Geographic Areas: A Primer for All Risk Managers"
- Kahan, Jerome 2015, "Resilience redux: Buzzword or basis for Homeland Security." Homeland Security Affairs: The Journal of the NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security, vol. 11 (2)
- Smith, Adrian 2015, "Understanding the Impact of Web 3.0 on Resilience." ANSER
- Visit the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Resilience website
- National Response Framework (2019)
- 15 Emergency Support Function Annexes to the NRF
- National Incident Management System (NIMS) Doctrine (2017)
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Assignments: |
- For the final project, you are to research and write a case study related to a real homeland security-relevant event that applies what you have learned in this course.
- Submit your Case Study IV to the Final Case Study Dropbox in the Case Study IV Module.
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Lesson 12: Public-private Partnership & Applications |
Time frame: | Week 15: |
Readings: |
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2014, The 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review. Washington, D.C., "Strengthening the Execution of Our Missions Through Public-Private Partnerships," pp. 58-61.
- Boyer, Eric, Rich Cooper, and Janet Kavinoky 2011, Public-Private Partnerships and Infrastructure Resilience How PPPs Can Influence More Durable Approaches to U.S. Infrastructure.Washington, D.C.: U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
- Busch, Nathan E. and Austen D. Givens 2012, "Public-Private Partnerships in Homeland Security: Opportunities and Challenges," in Homeland Security Affairs 8, Article 18. Republished as: Busch, Nathan E. & Austen D. Givens (2014): The Business of Counterterrorism. Public-Private Partnerships in Homeland Security. New York et al.: Peter Lang, Chapter 1: "Public-private partnerships in homeland security: past and present," pp. 9-48.
- Neville-Jones, Pauline and Neil Fisher 2006, "Homeland security and the role of business," in: Esther Brimmer (ed.): Transforming Homeland Security: U.S. and European Approaches.Washington, DC: The Johns Hopkins University, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Center for Transatlantic Relations, pp. 165-171.
- Reiter Neal, Stacy 2008, "Business as usual? Leveraging the private sector to combat terrorism," in: Perspectives on Terrorism, vol. 3, no. 2.>
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Assignments: |
- Participate in the Lesson Discussion Forum.
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