A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism

Publications

Publication Title Publication Date START Authors Type Research Areas Regions
Government Agency-Focused Best Practices to Prevent Violent Extremism Stevan Weine, William Braniff Research Brief Countering Violent Extremism North America
Law Enforcement-Focused Best Practices to Prevent Violent Extremism Stevan Weine, William Braniff Research Brief Countering Violent Extremism North America
How Has Criminology Contributed to the Study of Terrorism since 9/11? Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan Journal Article Crime and Terrorism North America
The Radicalization Puzzle: A Theoretical Synthesis of Empirical Approaches to Homegrown Extremism Mohammed Hafez Journal Article Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior Global
Community-Focused Best Practices to Prevent Violent Extremism Stevan Weine, William Braniff Research Brief Countering Violent Extremism North America
START Training Program Overview Project Fact Sheet
Prosecuting Terrorism: Challenges in the Post-9/11 World Brent Smith, Kelly Damphousse Journal Article Crime and Terrorism North America
Understanding the Threat: What Data Tell Us about U.S. Foreign Fighters Herbert Tinsley, Michael Jensen, Patrick James Research Brief Radical Beliefs and Behavior Global, North America
The Closing of Open Minds: Need for Closure Moderates the Impact of Uncertainty Salience on Outgroup Discrimination Arie Kruglanski Journal Article Terrorism and Society North America
A Tale of Two Caliphates: Al-Qaida and its Associated Movement vs. the Islamic State and its Associated Movement William Braniff Presentation Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements Global, Middle East and North Africa
The Landscape of Disaster Resilience Indicators in the USA Susan Cutter Journal Article Resilience North America
Responding to Terrorism? Human Rights Organization Shaming and Terrorist Attacks Kathleen Deloughery, Victor Asal Journal Article Terrorism and Society Global
Reactions of Oklahoma City Bombing Survivors to Media Coverage of the September 11, 2001 Attacks Betty Pfefferbaum, Rose Pfefferbaum Journal Article Terrorism and Society North America
Myth and Reality in International Politics: Meeting Global Challenges through Collective Action Jonathan Wilkenfeld Book Resilience Global
Bruce Hoffman and Fernando Reinares (Eds.): The Evolution of the Global Terrorist Threat: From 9/11 to Osama bin Laden's Death Assaf Moghadam Book Review Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism North America
Powers and Problems of Integrating Social Media Data with Public Health and Safety Gary LaFree Conference Paper Individual Behavior Global
The Emergence of Lone Wolf Terrorism: Patterns of Behavior and Implications for Intervention Brent Smith, Jeff Gruenewald, Kelly Damphousse, Paxton Roberts Journal Article Countering Violent Extremism North America
Divergent Paths to Martyrdom and Significance Among Suicide Attackers Arie Kruglanski Journal Article Violent Groups and Movements Global
A Conceptual Framework to Enhance Community Resilience Using Social Capital Betty Pfefferbaum, Rose Pfefferbaum Journal Article Resilience North America
Routine Activities and Right-Wing Extremists: An Empirical Comparison of the Victims of Ideologically Motivated and Non-Ideologically Motivated Homicides Committed by American Far-Rightists Joshua Freilich, William Parkin Journal Article Crime and Terrorism North America
Assessing the Bioweapons Threat Gary Ackerman Journal Article Chemical and Biological Threats North America
Repressive Efforts are Consistently Counterproductive in Reducing al-Qaeda-Inspired Violence Against Canadians Erica Chenoweth, Laura Dugan Report Counterterrorism North America
Characteristics of Terrorism Hotspots James A. Piazza Journal Article Counterterrorism Global
What it Takes to Get Passed On: Message Content, Style, and Structure as Predictors of Retransmission in the Boston Marathon Bombing Response Jeannette Sutton Journal Article Risk Communication North America
Taking the Sinai Province of the Islamic State Seriously Without Helping it Destabilize Egypt Sheehan Kane, William Braniff Discussion Point Terrorism and Society Middle East and North Africa
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