Förderverein
INVITATION
Terror in Cyberspace: The New Trends Lecture by
Prof. Dr. Gabriel Weimann
Department of Communication at Haifa University, Israel Discussion with
Rainer Kann
President Saxon Police July, 7TH,2014, 07:00 P.M. Forum am Altmarkt
Ostsächsische Sparkasse, Dr. Külz Ring 17, 01069 Dresden*
Gabriel Weimann is a professor of communication at Haifa University in Israel. His research focuses on psychological and sociological media effects, political and commercial campaigns, as well as terrorism and the media. Prof. Dr. Weimann published numerous books, papers and research reports and received numerous awards from international foundations. Among other appointments he was a visiting professor at Stanford University, University of Mainz, University of Pennsylvania, National University of Singapore, and the University of Maryland. Until the end May of this year he was a fellow at the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington. Since 2012, Prof. Dr. Weimann has been editor of the journal of the Israeli Communication Association (ISCA) ‚Media Frames‘.
To what extent does terrorism expand on the Internet? What are the new faces of online terrorism? In his lecture, Prof. Dr. Weimann will reveal that the World Wide Web turns out to be a valuable instrument for modern terrorist organizations. Consequently, the use of the Internet by Al-Qaeda and other cyber-savvy terrorists continues to expand and evolve. Apart from the spread of propaganda, the terrorists use the internet for a wide range of purposes as for example recruitment, online instruction and training. In his lecture, Prof. Dr. Weimann will discuss in how far these developments go along with new challenges for societies and governments worldwide and particularly in Germany. Furthermore, he will debate on whether these developments might require drastic shifts in strategic thinking towards national security and the preservation from cyber-terrorism. The lecture will be followed by an open forum with the guest speaker and the president of the Saxon police. * Admission is free. Registration is not required.
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