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
The Organization and Leadership of Violence Gina Scott Ligon Research Brief Violent Groups and Movements Global
August 2013 Security Threat to Americans Abroad Erin Miller Background Report Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements Middle East and North Africa, North America
The Motivational Dynamics of Retrieval-Induced Forgetting: A Test of Cognitive Energetics Theory Arie Kruglanski Journal Article
Facebook Use and Social Captial: To Bond, To Bridge, or to Escape Douglas M. McLeod Journal Article
Two Possible Profiles of Lone-actor Terrorists Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko White Paper Individual Behavior, Radical Beliefs and Behavior Global
Al-Shabaab Attack on Westgate Mall in Kenya Erin Miller Background Report Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements Middle East and North Africa
Transnational Illicit Trafficking (TransIT) Geospatial Tool: Project Fact Sheet John Sawyer Project Fact Sheet Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats Global
Understanding Lone-actor Terrorism: A Comparative Analysis with Violent Hate Crimes and Group-based Terrorism Kathleen Deloughery, Ryan D. King, Victor Asal START Reports Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism North America
Explaining Terrorism: Causes, Processes and Consequences Martha Crenshaw Book Terrorism and Society Global
Discussion Point: Is Aaron Alexis part of a larger phenomenon of lone-actor grievance-based violence? Clark McCauley Discussion Point Individual Behavior North America
Commitment and Extremism: A Goal Systemic Analysis Arie Kruglanski Journal Article Terrorism and Society, Countering Violent Extremism Global
Big Allied and Dangerous (BAAD) R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal Project Fact Sheet Violent Groups and Movements Global
Private Military Companies, Opportunities, and Termination of Civil Wars in Africa Elizabeth Radziszewski Journal Article Violent Groups and Movements Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Research Highlight: Understanding Lone-actor Terrorism -- A Comparative Analysis with Violent Hate Crimes and Group-based Terrorism Kathleen Deloughery, Ryan D. King, Victor Asal Research Brief Terrorism and Society, Crime and Terrorism North America
Autocracies and Terrorism: Conditioning Effects of Authoritarian Regime-Type on Terrorist Attacks James A. Piazza Journal Article Terrorism and Society Global
Update on Geospatial Patterns of Antecedent Behavior among Perpetrators in the American Terrorism Study (ATS) Brent Smith, Kelly Damphousse, Paxton Roberts START Reports Terrorism and Society North America
Terrorism—A (self) love story: Redirecting the significance quest can end violence Arie Kruglanski, Michele Gelfand Journal Article Terrorism and Society, Individual Behavior, Radical Beliefs and Behavior Global
Building Community Resilience to Counter Violent Extremism Stevan Weine Journal Article Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience North America
Congress Report: Experts' Recommendations on Enacting Best Practices in Risk and Crisis Communication Brooke Liu, Stephanie Madden Journal Article Risk Communication Global
Report: U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism Before and After the April 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings Amy Adamczyk, Gary LaFree, Roger Tourangeau, Stanley Presser START Reports Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism, Resilience North America
Transnational Terrorism Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak Book Terrorism and Society Global
Seeing is believing: communication modality, anger, and support for action on behalf of out-groups Demis Glasford Journal Article Individual Behavior Global
Research Highlight: U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism Before and After the April 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings Amy Adamczyk, Gary LaFree, Roger Tourangeau, Stanley Presser Research Brief Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism, Resilience North America
Discussion Point: Embrace "Big Data," but don't ignore the human element in data coding Jonathan Kennedy Discussion Point Terrorism and Society Global
Far-Right Lone Wolf Homicides in the United States Jeff Gruenewald, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak Journal Article Terrorism and Society, Individual Behavior North America
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