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
Political Exclusion, Oil, and Ethnic Armed Conflict James A. Piazza, Victor Asal Journal Article Violent Groups and Movements Global
Terrorist Attacks in the U.S. between 1970 and 2013: Data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Erin Miller Research Brief Terrorism and Society North America
ISIL: Branding, Leadership Culture and Lethal Attraction Gina Scott Ligon, Peter Simi START Reports Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements Middle East and North Africa
When Terrorists Go Bad: Analyzing Terrorist Organizations' Involvement in Drug Smuggling H. Brinton Milward, Victor Asal Journal Article Crime and Terrorism Global
Target-Oriented Utility Theory for Modeling the Deterrent Effects of Counterterrorism Vicki Bier Journal Article Counterterrorism North America
Investigating the Applicability of Macro-Level Criminology Theory to Terrorism: A County-Level Analysis Amy Adamczyk, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak, William Parkin Journal Article Crime and Terrorism North America
County-Level Correlates of Terrorist Attacks in the United States Gary LaFree Journal Article Crime and Terrorism North America
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Research Highlight Amy Adamczyk, Gary LaFree, Roger Tourangeau, Stanley Presser Research Brief Terrorism and Society North America
Beyond Image Repair: Suggestions for Crisis Communication Theory Development Brooke Liu, Julia Fraustino Journal Article Risk Communication Global
Terrorist Attacks on Educational Institutions Erin Miller Background Report Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements Middle East and North Africa
Putting Terrorism in Context: Lessons from the Global Terrorism Database (Contemporary Terrorism Studies) Erin Miller, Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan Book Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Individual Behavior Global
Financial Crime and Material Support Schemes Linked to al-Qa'ida and Affiliated Movements (AQAM) in the United States: 1990 to June 2014 Brandon A. Sullivan, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak Research Brief Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism North America
Financial Crime and Material Support Schemes Linked to al-Qa'ida and Affiliated Movements (AQAM) in the United States: 1990 to June 2014 Brandon A. Sullivan, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak START Reports Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism North America
Jihadists and WMD: a re-evaluation of the future threat Gary Ackerman Journal Article Terrorism and Society, Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats
Developing Consensus on Strengthening Article X(1) of the NPT Egle Murauskaite Research Brief Radiological and Nuclear Threats Global
What is the State of Islamic Extremism: Key Trends, Challenges and Implications for U.S. Policy William Braniff Congressional Testimony Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism Global, Middle East and North Africa
The Role of Community Policing in Countering Violent Extremism Stevan Weine Research Brief Countering Violent Extremism North America
Understanding Communities’ Attitudes towards CVE Stevan Weine Research Brief Countering Violent Extremism North America
Program Fact Sheet: START's CVE Education and Training Initiatives William Braniff Project Fact Sheet Countering Violent Extremism
Validation of the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative: Identifying Suspicious Activities from the Extremist Crime Database (ECDB) and the American Terrorism Study (ATS) Brent Smith, Jeff Gruenewald, Joshua Freilich, Paxton Roberts, Steven Chermak, William Parkin START Reports Terrorism and Society, Countering Violent Extremism
Boko Haram: An Assessment of Strengths, Vulnerabilities, and Policy Options Amy Pate START Reports Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism Sub-Saharan Africa
Surveying the Literature on Counter-Terrorism, Counter-Insurgency, and Countering Violent Extremism: A Summary Report with a Focus on Africa Amy Pate START Reports Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism Sub-Saharan Africa
Statistical Analysis of Event Data Concerning Boko Haram in Nigeria (2009-2013) John Stevenson START Reports Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements Sub-Saharan Africa
Leadership protection in drug-trafficking networks David Hofmann Journal Article Crime and Terrorism Global
Research Brief: Validation of the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative Brent Smith, Jeff Gruenewald, Joshua Freilich, Paxton Roberts, Steven Chermak, William Parkin Research Brief Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism North America
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