Edwin Bakker

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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.

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Biography

Bakker was born on 20 October 1967 in Leiden, in the Netherlands. [1]

In 1997, Bakker obtained a PhD degree with his thesis on minority conflicts in Slovakia and Hungary. [2] He graduated from Groningen University, where he studied Economic Geography.[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ]

From 2007 to 2011, Bakker was a fellow at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’. [3] He was head of the Security and Conflict Programme.[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ]

He is also a member of the editorial board of several journals, including the Journal of Strategic Security , and Internationale Spectator .[ citation needed ]

He as of 2021 is the lead instructor of the MOOC " Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory and Practice" [4] on Coursera. [5] 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.[ citation needed ]

Bakker’s research interests include radicalisation and jihadi terrorism, [6] characteristics of (jihadi) terrorists [7] dealing with (fear of) terrorism [8] and its policy implications, [9] security issues in general, as well as the world of policing. [10]

Selected publications

Key publications include: [11]

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References

  1. Cyril Rosman, Terrorisme-expert: Jihadscene Nederland intact en groter dan ooit, Algemeen Dagblad, 22 July 2018.
  2. See E. Bakker, Minority conflicts in Slovakia and Hungary?, Capelle a/d IJssel, 1997
  3. "Edwin Bakker". Clingendael. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory and Practice
  5. "Edwin Bakker | Coursera". Coursera. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  6. Edwin Bakker & Peter Grol, Nederlandse Jihadisten. Van naïve idealisten tot geharde terroristen. Amsterdam: Hollands Diep, 2017
  7. Edwin Bakker (2006). Jihadi Terrorists in Europe: Their Characteristics and the Circumstances in which They Joined the Jihad ; an Exploratory Study. Clingendael Inst. ISBN   978-90-5031-113-7
  8. Edwin Bakker. Naar meer weerbaarheid en veerkracht in contraterrorismebeleid. Oratie Universiteit Leiden, 2012
  9. Oldrich Bures (1 March 2013). Eu Counterterrorism Policy: A Paper Tiger?. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 11–. ISBN   978-1-4094-8923-8 . Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  10. Strategische onderzoeksagenda legt scherpe focus op behoefte politie 1 July 2019
  11. "Edwin Bakker publications" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.