About INSCT
The Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) at Syracuse University was established at the College of Law in 2003 through the vision of Professor William C. Banks, with the support of Dean Hannah R. Arterian. Beginning in the 2004-2005 academic year, the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, with the support of Dean Mitchell B. Wallerstein, joined the College of Law in sponsoring the Institute. The Maxwell School and the College of Law support a systematic, interdisciplinary approach to important questions of law and policy related to national and international security and counterterrorism.
The director of the Institute, William C. Banks, is the Syracuse University College of Law Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor of Law, Professor of Public Administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and Laura J. and Douglas L. Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence. Other faculty across a range of disciplines bring experience in military planning and operations, global counterterrorism and arms control policy, counterproliferation policy, diplomacy and international relations, terrorist methods and psychology, history, law, and economics.
Mission Statement
INSCT is dedicated to interdisciplinary teaching, research, and public service focused on important national and global problems of security and terrorism. INSCT faculty and graduate students pursuing professional and doctoral degrees engage in advanced coursework toward specialty certificates in security and terrorism studies. They collaborate in the development of innovative interdisciplinary courses and seminars, such as Perspectives on Terrorism, team-taught by political science, history, communications, international relations, public administration, and law faculty.
The Institute research portfolio is broad and deep, ranging from faculty-supervised student working papers and research reports, to significant articles and books for academic journals and presses, to sponsorship of major workshops and conferences designed to further a research agenda in security or terrorism. While all INSCT research advances knowledge in the field, many projects are conducted on behalf of or in consultation with agencies, municipalities, and other public entities, thus providing direct public service.
Project Video
INSCT, New Battlefields & the SU Campaign
INSCT and the New Battlefields Old Laws project were recently featured in a video promoting Syracuse University's ongoing and most ambitious capital campaign in the institution's history. To view the S.U. Campaign website click here.
INSCT Annual Reports
2008-2009
2007-2008
2006-2007
2005-2006
INSCT in the News
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Statement from the Director, William C. Banks
Support INSCT
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