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
An Overview of Bombing and Arson Attacks by Environmental and Animal Rights Extremists in the United States, 1995-2010 Steven Chermak, Joshua Freilich, William Parkin START Reports Terrorism and Society North America
Counterterrorism Strategies and Democracy: Lessons for the US from the (Unfortunate) Example of Turkey Nil Satana Discussion Point Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism Middle East and North Africa, North America
Research Highlight: Bombing and Arson Attacks by Environmental and Animal Rights Extremists in the United States, 1995-2010 Steven Chermak, Joshua Freilich, William Parkin Research Brief Terrorism and Society North America
Research Highlight: Identifying the Characteristics of Communities Where Perpetrators Live and Pre-Incident Activity Occurs Kelly Damphousse, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Brent Smith, Paxton Roberts Research Brief Terrorism and Society North America
Social Media Use during Disasters Fact Sheet Brooke Liu, Julia Fraustino, Yan Jin Project Fact Sheet Resilience, Risk Communication North America
'Keep Wicked Calm and Carry the Hell On': Boston, Terrorism and the Rhetorical Power of Resilience Hamilton Bean, Lisa Keranen Discussion Point Terrorism and Society, Resilience Global, North America, Western Europe
It's not Big Data, but Little Data, that Prevents Terrorist Attacks Erik Dahl Discussion Point Counterterrorism North America
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
Taking Effective Risk and Crisis Communication for Granted? Brooke Liu, Elizabet Petrun Sayers Discussion Point Risk Communication Global
The Organization and Leadership of Violence Gina Scott Ligon Research Brief Violent Groups and Movements Global
Transnational Illicit Trafficking (TransIT) Geospatial Tool: Project Fact Sheet John Sawyer Project Fact Sheet Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats 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
Big Allied and Dangerous (BAAD) R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal Project Fact Sheet Violent Groups and Movements 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
Al-Shabaab Attack on Westgate Mall in Kenya Erin Miller Background Report Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements Middle East and North Africa
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
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
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
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
Discussion Point: Embrace "Big Data," but don't ignore the human element in data coding Jonathan Kennedy Discussion Point Terrorism and Society Global
Armed Assault at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Erin Miller Fact Sheet Terrorism and Society North America
Discussion Point: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Methodological Advancements in Data Collection and Coding: Insights from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Michael Jensen Discussion Point Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism Global, North America
How Community Ties Influence Terrorist Targeting of Civilians Risa Brooks Research Brief Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Resilience Middle East and North Africa, Western Europe
Training in Risk and Crisis Communication Modules: Project Fact Sheet Brooke Liu, Elizabet Petrun Sayers Project Fact Sheet Resilience, Risk Communication North America
Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States: An Empirical Assessment of Domestic Radicalization Herbert Tinsley, Michael Jensen, Patrick James Project Fact Sheet Individual Behavior, Radical Beliefs and Behavior North America
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