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Dutch academic (born 1967) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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]
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[update] 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]
Key publications include:[11]
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