A Department of Homeland Security Emeritus Center of Excellence led by the University of Maryland

Shawn Flanigan

Shawn Flanigan

Former Investigator

Lead Investigator on START Research Projects

Radicalizing the Poor: Understanding the Influence of Service Provision on Popular Support for and Participation in Violent Political Groups

June 2008 to May 2011

Selected Publications

Doing Good while Killing: Why Some Insurgent Groups Provide Community Services (Journal Article)

Advantages of Syrian Diaspora Aid to Refugees in Middle Eastern States of the Global South (Journal Article)

Service-Seeking Behavior, Perceptions of Armed Actors, and Preferences Regarding Governance: Evidence from the Palestinian Territories (Journal Article)

Shifts in Perceptions of NGOs with the Creation of the Palestinian National Authority (Journal Article)

Revolution for Breakfast: Intersections of Activism, Service, and Violence in the Black Panther Party’s Community Service Programs (Book Chapter)

Terrorists Next Door? A Comparison of Mexican Drug Cartels and Middle Eastern Terrorist Organizations (Journal Article)

Protecting the Homeland from International and Domestic Terrorism Threats: Current Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives on Root Causes, the Role of Ideology, and Programs for Counter-radicalization and Disengagement (White Paper)

Hezbollah's Social Jihad: Nonprofits as Resistance Organizations (Journal Article)

For the Love of God: NGOs and Religious Identity in a Violent World. (Book)

Nonprofit Service Provision by Insurgent Organizations -- The Cases of Hizballah and the Tamil Tigers (Journal Article)

Charity as Resistance: Connections Between Charity, Contentious Politics, and Terror (Journal Article)

News References

Researcher spotlight: Anthony Lemieux (People Spotlight)

START Releases 2011 Research Review (Featured Research)

START Announces 2009 Curriculum Development Grant Recipients (News)

START Announces 2006-07 Fellowship Awards (News)