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
Al-Shabaab Attack on Garissa University in Kenya Amy Pate, Erin Miller, Michael Jensen Background Report Violent Groups and Movements Middle East and North Africa
How Does Leadership Decapitation Affect Violence? The Case of Drug Trafficking Organizations in Mexico Brian Phillips Journal Article Crime and Terrorism North America
Trauma as a Precursor to Violent Extremism Peter Simi Research Brief Individual Behavior, Radical Beliefs and Behavior North America
Peru Conflict Profile Barnett S. Koven Book Chapter Violent Groups and Movements South America
Discussion Point: Insider Threat in the Aviation Industry Cory Davenport, Herbert Tinsley Discussion Point Resilience Global
Foreign Military Interventions and Suicide Attacks James A. Piazza Journal Article Violent Groups and Movements Global
The Determinants of Domestic Right-Wing Terrorism in the USA: Economic Grievance, Societal Change and Political Resentment James A. Piazza Journal Article Terrorism and Society North America
'Defensive Liberal Wars’: The Global War on Terror and the Return of Illiberalism in American Foreign Policy Rashmi Singh Journal Article Terrorism and Society Middle East and North Africa
Research Brief: Validation of the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative Brent Smith, Jeff Gruenewald, Joshua Freilich, Paxton Roberts, Steven Chermak, William Parkin Research Brief Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism North America
Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Slight Gary Ackerman Discussion Point Terrorism and Society Global
Effective Police Homicide Investigations: Evidence From Seven Cities With High Clearance Rates David L. Carter, Jeremy G. Carter Journal Article
The Evolution of Peru’s Shining Path and the New Security Priorities in the Hemisphere Barnett S. Koven Book Chapter Crime and Terrorism South America
Building Terrorism from Social Ties: The Dark Side of Social Capital R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal Journal Article Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements Global
Repression and Terrorism: A Cross-National Empirical Analysis of Types of Repression and Domestic Terrorism James A. Piazza Journal Article Terrorism and Society Global
Validation of the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative: Identifying Suspicious Activities from the Extremist Crime Database (ECDB) and the American Terrorism Study (ATS) Brent Smith, Jeff Gruenewald, Joshua Freilich, Paxton Roberts, Steven Chermak, William Parkin START Reports Terrorism and Society, Countering Violent Extremism
Leadership protection in drug-trafficking networks David Hofmann Journal Article Crime and Terrorism Global
Aligning Research and CVE Stevan Weine Discussion Point Countering Violent Extremism North America
Hurdles to International Terrorist Alliances: Lessons from Al Qaeda's Experience Journal Article Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism Middle East and North Africa
Developing Consensus on Strengthening Article X(1) of the NPT Egle Murauskaite Research Brief Radiological and Nuclear Threats Global
"I'm down for a Jihad": How 100 Years of Gang Research can Inform the Study of Terrorism, Radicalization and Extremism David C. Pyrooz, Scott H. Decker Journal Article Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior Global
What is the State of Islamic Extremism: Key Trends, Challenges and Implications for U.S. Policy William Braniff Congressional Testimony Violent Groups and Movements, Counterterrorism Global, Middle East and North Africa
The Role of Community Policing in Countering Violent Extremism Stevan Weine Research Brief Countering Violent Extremism North America
The Study of Mobile Public Warning Messages: A Research Review and Agenda Brooke Liu, Dennis Mileti, Hamilton Bean, Jeannette Sutton, Michele Wood, Stephanie Madden Journal Article Risk Communication
Understanding Communities’ Attitudes towards CVE Stevan Weine Research Brief Countering Violent Extremism North America
Program Fact Sheet: START's CVE Education and Training Initiatives William Braniff Project Fact Sheet Countering Violent Extremism
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