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
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
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
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
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
Al-Shabaab Attack on Westgate Mall in Kenya Erin Miller Background Report Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements Middle East and North Africa
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
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
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
Taking Effective Risk and Crisis Communication for Granted? Brooke Liu, Elizabet Petrun Sayers Discussion Point Risk Communication Global
It's not Big Data, but Little Data, that Prevents Terrorist Attacks Erik Dahl Discussion Point Counterterrorism 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
Social Media Use during Disasters Fact Sheet Brooke Liu, Julia Fraustino, Yan Jin Project Fact Sheet Resilience, Risk Communication 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
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
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
Thinking Beyond Deterrence Laura Dugan Discussion Point Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism North America
Al-Qa'ida - Related Terrorism: Violent Incidents and Foiled Plots Steven Chermak, Joshua Freilich, Jeff Gruenewald, William Parkin Research Brief Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements Global, North America
From Extremist to Terrorist: Identifying the Characteristics of Communities Where Perpetrators Live and Pre-Incident Activity Occurs Kelly Damphousse, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Brent Smith, Paxton Roberts START Reports Terrorism and Society North America
Terrorism and the North Caucasus: An Overview Mila Johns Background Report Terrorism and Society, Individual Behavior Eastern Europe, North America
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