Towards a New Definition of Terrorism: Challenges and Perspectives in a Shifting Paradigm

Katarzyna Maniszewska is the Vice-Rector for International Relations at Collegium Civitas, Warsaw, Poland. She also is the Director of the Summer School and Study Abroad Program ＂Security and Society in the Information Age＂ at Collegium Civitas. Previously, she worked as an advisor and program manager at Polish and foreign NGOs, incl. the position of Program Director at the Polish-American Freedom Foundation. Dr. Maniszewska has an in-depth knowledge of the European Institutions gained during her work at the European Parliament in Brussels (2006-2009). Maniszewska holds a Ph.D. from the University of Warsaw, Poland. Her research focuses on the history and development of political extremism and terrorism with particular emphasis on media coverage of terrorism. She is a member of the Scientific Board of the Terrorism Research Centre and Lecturer at Collegium Civitas where she teaches courses on: geography of terrorism, introduction to security studies, colonialism and decolonization. As a visiting scholar she held lectures, among other institutions, at West Virginia University, Philippine Public Safety College and UNJANI - Indonesia Military University.