Martha Crenshaw

Crenshaw Martha
Researcher, Political Science/International Relations
Stanford University
Investigator
Biography:

Martha Crenshaw is a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, as well as Professor of Political Science by courtesy, at Stanford University. From 1974 to 2007 she taught in the Government Department at Wesleyan University and from 2002-2007 was the Colin and Nancy Campbell Professor of Global Issues and Democratic Thought. She is a former President and Councilor of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP). In 2004 ISPP awarded her its Nevitt Sanford Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution and in 2005 the Jeanne Knutson Award for service to the society. She was a Guggenheim Fellow in 2005-2006. She coordinated the working group on political explanations of terrorism for the 2005 Club de Madrid International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security. She has written extensively on the issue of political terrorism; her first article, "The Concept of Revolutionary Terrorism," was published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution in 1972. Her recent work includes "Explaining Suicide Terrorism: A Review Essay," in Security Studies, "The Debate over 'New' vs. 'Old' Terrorism," in Values and Violence: Intangible Aspects of Terrorism, Studies in Global Justice Vol. 4, and, co-authored with Gary LaFree and Sue-Ming Yang, "Trajectories of terrorism: Attack patterns of foreign groups that have targeted the United States, 1970-2004," in Criminology & Public Policy. In 2009 she received a National Science Foundation award for a project on "Mapping Terrorist Organizations."

Background

Education:
  • University of Virginia, Ph.D., 1973
  • Newcomb College of Tulane University, B.A., 1967
Honors:
  • National Science Foundation Award, NSCC/SA "Mapping Terrorist Organizations", 2009-2012
  • International Society of Political Psychology Jeanne Knutson Award in Recognition of Long-Standing Service to the Society, 2005
  • John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, 2005-06
  • International Society of Political Psychology Nevitt Sanford Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution, 2004
  • Wesleyan University Award for Teaching Excellence, 1995
  • United States Institute of Peace Research Grants, 1995-96, 1998
  • Pew Faculty Fellowship, 1992-93
  • Ford Foundation Project Grant, 1987-89
  • Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Research Grant, 1987-88
  • Russell Sage Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1982-83
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for Independent Study and Research, 1977-78
Professional Experience:
  • Stanford University, Senior Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation and Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and Professor of Political Science by courtesy, 2007-
  • Wesleyan University, Colin and Nancy Campbell Professor in Global Issues and Democratic Thought, 2002-2007
  • Wesleyan University, John E. Andrus Professor of Government, 1996-2002
  • Wesleyan University, Professor, 1987-2007
  • Wesleyan University, Associate Professor, 1981-1987
  • Wesleyan University, Assistant Professor, 1974-1981

Researcher on START Projects

Selected Publications

Political Explanations (Journal Article)

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