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Countering Violent Extremism


Countering Violent Extremism

Project Title Investigators Project Period
A Multi-Level Approach to the Study of Violent Extremism Gary LaFree, Michael Jensen January, 2018 to December, 2020
Community-oriented Policing and Community Engagement in Benin Barnett S. Koven July, 2018 to June, 2020
Enhanced Data Collection Frameworks for Counterterrorism Effectiveness Barnett S. Koven January, 2019 to January, 2020
Developing Academic Partnerships and Collaborative Research on Countering Violent Extremism in Malaysia and Southeast Asia Amy Pate, Barnett S. Koven, William Braniff September, 2018 to December, 2019
Evaluating the Safe Spaces Community-Led CVE Program William Braniff October, 2018 to March, 2019
Social Media Influencers: Re-domaining Fashion Industry Forecasting to Anticipate Online Extremist Radicalization Barnett S. Koven, Ramon F. Brena March, 2018 to February, 2019
Empirical Assessment of Domestic Disengagement and Deradicalization (EAD3) Michael Jensen, Peter Simi, Gina Scott Ligon January, 2015 to December, 2018
Coalition Building for CVE and Community Resilience William Braniff October, 2015 to September, 2018
A Toolkit for Preventing Targeted Violence on College Campuses Gary LaFree July, 2017 to July, 2018
Two to Tango: Government and Terrorist Group Actions in Colombia Barnett S. Koven March, 2018 to June, 2018
Resources and Resilience: A Computational Model of Strategic Influence January, 2018 to June, 2018
Family and Community Capacities among US Minorities: a Key to Preventing Violent Extremism Stevan Weine January, 2013 to December, 2017
Comparing Failed, Foiled, Completed and Successful Terrorist Attacks Erik Dahl, Margaret Wilson, Martha Crenshaw July, 2012 to December, 2017
Social, Behavioral, Cultural, and Economic (SBCE) Impacts on Terrorist Activity Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan, Erin Miller July, 2012 to December, 2017
Terrorist Attacks on the Homeland Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan, Erin Miller July, 2012 to December, 2017
Tracking Attitudes within American Subculture Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko July, 2012 to December, 2017
The Terrorism and Extremist Violence in the United States (TEVUS) Database Gary LaFree, Brent Smith, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak, Erin Miller, William Braniff, Kathleen Smarick March, 2009 to June, 2017
Anti-Terrorism Assistance Programs William Braniff June, 2016 to May, 2017
Integrating Mental Health and Education Fields into Countering Violent Extremism Stevan Weine, William Braniff May, 2015 to August, 2015
Radicalization of Momin Khawaja Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko July, 2013 to June, 2015
Counter Radicalization of Scientists in CBRN-relevant Technical Fields Arie Kruglanski, Gary Ackerman, Michele Gelfand September, 2013 to April, 2015
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St. Paul Stevan Weine August, 2010 to August, 2012
Homegrown Radicalization and the Role of Social Networks and Social Inclusiveness in the United States Paul Harwood June, 2008 to October, 2011
Measuring Political Radicalization: Diaspora Support for Terrorism among Ottawa's Lebanese Muslim Community Bidisha Biswas, Christian Leuprecht, Clark McCauley August, 2008 to May, 2010
International Survey Capability Steven Kull June, 2005 to September, 2009
Assessing the Effectiveness of Current De-Radicalization Initiatives and Identifying Implications for the Development of U.S.-Based Initiatives in Multiple Settings June, 2008 to June, 2009
Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami: The Challenge of a Non-Violent Radical Islam Clark McCauley, Emmanuel Karagiannis June, 2005 to June, 2009
Radicalization of U.S. Prisoners Bert Useem, Obie Clayton June, 2005 to May, 2009
Mobilization For and Against Terrorism in the Muslim World Clark McCauley, Mansoor Moaddel, Mohammed Hafez May, 2005 to May, 2009
Campus Dialogues Jonathan Wilkenfeld January, 2006 to May, 2008
Rehabilitation and Reintegration for CVE Programs William Braniff
Project Title Publication Date START Authors Publication Type
A genosonic analysis of ISIL and US counter-extremism video messages March 2017 Bean, Hamilton Journal Article
Addressing Violent Extremism as Public Health Policy and Practice June 2016 Weine, Stevan Journal Article
Aligning Research and CVE February 2015 Weine, Stevan Discussion Point
Belonging Nowhere: Marginalization & Radicalization Risk among Muslim Immigrants March 2016 Gelfand, Michele Journal Article
Best Practices for Developing Resilient Communities and Addressing Violent Extremism October 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Broadening the Discussion about Women and Violent Extremism June 2015 Szmania, Susan Discussion Point
Building Community Resilience to Counter Violent Extremism October 2013 Weine, Stevan Journal Article
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St.Paul August 2012 Weine, Stevan START Reports
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St.Paul Handout May 2012 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Can Obama Restore the US Image in the Middle East? January 2008 Kull, Steven Journal Article
Catch Them Coming and Going: Probabilistic Pathway Projection to Counter Foreign Fighters March 2016 Woods, Brady; House, Joshua; Boyd, Marcus A. START Reports
Challenging the Narrative of the "Islamic State" June 2015 Schmid, Alex Report
Civil Resistance: Reflections on an Idea Whose Time Has Come July 2014 Chenoweth, Erica Journal Article
Commitment and Extremism: A Goal Systemic Analysis September 2013 Kruglanski, Arie Journal Article
Community and Family Approaches to Combating the Radicalization and Recruitment of Somali-American Youth and Young Adults: A Psychosocial Perspective November 2009 Horgan, John; Weine, Stevan Journal Article
Community Engagement to Counter-Extremism: A Global Imperative June 2015 Book Chapter
Community Policing to Counter Violent Extremism: A Process Evaluation in Los Angeles July 2017 Weine, Stevan START Reports
Community-Focused Best Practices to Prevent Violent Extremism September 2015 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Research Brief
Community-Focused Counter-Radicalization and Counter-Terrorism Projects November 2018 Szmania, Susan Book
Community‐Level Indicators of Radicalization: A Data and Methods Task Force February 2010 Fishman, Shira START Reports
Countering Ecoterrorism in the United States: the case of 'Operation Backfire' September 2012 START Reports
Countering Terrorism: No Simple Solutions January 2017 LaFree, Gary; Crenshaw, Martha Book
Countering Violent Extremism Online and Offline January 2017 Szmania, Susan Journal Article
Cultivating Trust and Perceptions of Source Credibility in Online Counternarratives Intended to Reduce Support for Terrorism April 2018 Braddock, Kurt Journal Article
CVE Field Principles for Local Government Agencies December 2016 Beutel, Alejandro Discussion Point
CVE: An Idea Whose Time Has Come September 2014 Braniff, William Discussion Point
Debates among Salafi Muslims about use of violence May 2017 Beutel, Alejandro; Braniff, William START Reports
Deradicalizing Detained Terrorists May 2017 Kruglanski, Arie; Gelfand, Michele Journal Article
Deterring and Preventing Terrorism April 2018 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
Discussion Point: Prevention Research is Needed for Countering Violent Extremism March 2013 Weine, Stevan Discussion Point
Early Detection of Terrorism Outbreaks Using Prospective Space–Time Scan Statistics October 2012 Cutter, Susan Journal Article
Empowering Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism: A report on the August 2014 National Summit July 2017 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Book Chapter
Emulating U.S. Counterinsurgency Doctrine: Barriers for Developing Country Forces, Evidence from Peru April 2016 Koven, Barnett S. Journal Article
Evaluation of a Multi-Faceted, U.S. Community-Based, Muslim-Led CVE Program June 2016 Horgan, John Report
From WWI to ISIS, Using Shame and Masculinity in Recruitment Narratives June 2016 Beutel, Alejandro Discussion Point
Global Trends in Terrorism, 1970- 2011 April 2014 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
Government Agency-Focused Best Practices to Prevent Violent Extremism September 2015 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Research Brief
Government Policies for Counteracting Violent Extremism January 2019 LaFree, Gary; Freilich, Joshua Journal Article
Guiding Principles for Countering and Displacing Extremist Narratives August 2016 Beutel, Alejandro; Weine, Stevan Journal Article
Homegrown Terrorism: South Korea's Next Challenge against Terrorism January 2009 Sin, Steve Journal Article
How Public Health Can Improve Initiatives to Counter Violent Extremism April 2016 Weine, Stevan Discussion Point
Implications of Research on Traumatic Stress for Countering Violent Extremism August 2016 Weinberger, Peter Discussion Point
Insurgency BAAD: Dynamics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Campaigns October 2015 Young, Joseph; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Research Brief
Key concepts to understand violent White supremacy April 2017 Beutel, Alejandro Research Brief
Law Enforcement-Focused Best Practices to Prevent Violent Extremism September 2015 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Research Brief
Lessons Learned from Mental Health and Education: Identifying Best Practices for Addressing Violent Extremism October 2015 Weine, Stevan START Reports
Lethal Brands: How VEOs Build Reputations May 2015 Ligon, Gina Scott Journal Article
Moving Toward a Society with NO HATE - A Proposal for Advancing U.S. Domestic CVE November 2015 Beutel, Alejandro Discussion Point
Narratives and counter-narratives for global jihad: Opinion versus action July 2010 Leuprecht, Christian; McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Book Chapter
Options to Facilitate Socio-Political Stability in Syria and Iraq November 2016 Ligon, Gina Scott; Young, Joseph; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor White Paper
Peace and Conflict 2014 April 2014 Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Huth, Paul Book
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and the Future of Peruvian Security June 2016 Koven, Barnett S. Journal Article
Policymakers and Law Enforcement Must Consider the Unintended Consequences of Their Proposed Responses to Extremist and Terrorist Groups November 2008 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
Preventing Deadly Encounters between Law Enforcement and American Far-rightists October 2009 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Preventing Violent Extremism through Government and Community Partnerships January 2017 Szmania, Susan Book Chapter
Prevention Research for Countering Violent Extremism March 2013 Weine, Stevan Discussion Point
Program Fact Sheet: START's CVE Education and Training Initiatives February 2015 Braniff, William Project Fact Sheet
Public-Private Partnerships to Counter Violent Extremism: Field Principles for Action July 2016 Beutel, Alejandro; Weinberger, Peter START Reports
Recasting and Repositioning CVE as a Grand Strategic Response to Terrorism November 2017 Braniff, William Discussion Point
Reframing CVE as a Multidisciplinary Approach to Promoting Community Safety June 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Report on the National Summit on Empowering Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism July 2015 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Report
Research on Radicalisation: Topics and Themes July 2016 Schmid, Alex Journal Article
Research Summary: Lessons from a US Study Revealing the Critical Role of "Gatekeepers" in Public Safety Networks for Countering Violent Extremism January 2015 Horgan, John Book Chapter
Rethinking Security Education December 2016 Izsak, Katherine Worboys Book Chapter
Situational Crime Prevention and Terrorism: An Assessment of 10 Years of Research October 2018 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua Journal Article
Socially Relevant Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Structure, and AMAR August 2014 Pate, Amy; Birnir, Johanna; Wilkenfeld, Jonathan Journal Article
Spotting the Threat July 2014 Neumann, Peter Journal Article
START Annual Meeting 2016: Quick-Fire Presentation - Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Deradicalization October 2016 Kruglanski, Arie; McCauley, Clark; Ellis, Devin; Dugan, Laura; Boyd, Marcus A.; Wilson, Margaret; Jensen, Michael; Asal, Victor Presentation
Supporting A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing Violent Extremism: What Role Can Education Professionals Play? October 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Supporting A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing Violent Extremism: What Role Can Mental Health Professionals Play? October 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Supporting A Multidisciplinary Approach to Violent Extremism: The Integration of Mental Health in Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) and What Law Enforcement Needs to Know October 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Surveying CVE Metrics in Prevention, Disengagement and De-Radicalization Programs March 2016 Szmania, Susan START Reports
Surveying the Literature on Counter-Terrorism, Counter-Insurgency, and Countering Violent Extremism: A Summary Report with a Focus on Africa January 2015 Pate, Amy START Reports
Terrorist Rehabilitation: Genesis, Genealogy and Likely Future June 2015 Book Chapter
The Critical Role of Friends in Networks for Countering Violent Extremism: Toward a Theory of Vicarious Help-Seeking October 2015 Horgan, John Journal Article
The Emergence of Lone Wolf Terrorism: Patterns of Behavior and Implications for Intervention September 2015 Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff; Damphousse, Kelly; Roberts, Paxton Journal Article
The Making of Violent Extremists March 2018 Kruglanski, Arie Journal Article
The Paradox of Source Credibility in Canadian and U.S. Domestic Counterterrorism Communications April 2018 Szmania, Susan Journal Article
The Psychology of Terrorism October 2001 McCauley, Clark Op-ed
The Radicalization Puzzle: A Theoretical Synthesis of Empirical Approaches to Homegrown Extremism September 2015 Hafez, Mohammed Journal Article
The Role of Community Policing in Countering Violent Extremism February 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
The Talking Cure? Communication and Psychological Impact in Prison De-radicalisation Programmes February 2014 Braddock, Kurt Book Chapter
The Utility of Narratives for Promoting Radicalization: The Case of the Animal Liberation Front January 2015 Braddock, Kurt Journal Article
Threats of violent Islamist and far-right extremism: What does the research say? February 2017 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William Discussion Point
Towards a Guide for Constructing and Disseminating Counter-Narratives to Reduce Support for Terrorism November 2015 Horgan, John Journal Article
Training Host Nation Forces for Population-centric Counterinsurgency July 2016 Koven, Barnett S. Journal Article
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism March 2013 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley START Reports
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Reporting Terrorism-related Activity April 2014 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley Research Brief
Understanding Communities’ Attitudes towards CVE February 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Validation of the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative: Identifying Suspicious Activities from the Extremist Crime Database (ECDB) and the American Terrorism Study (ATS) February 2015 Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Roberts, Paxton; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William START Reports
Violent and Non-Violent Extremism: Two Sides of the Same Coin? May 2014 Schmid, Alex Journal Article
Violent Extremism, Community-Based Violence Prevention, and Mental Health Professionals January 2017 Weine, Stevan Journal Article
Western Muslims Volunteering to fight in Syria and Iraq: Why do they go, and what should we do? July 2015 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Journal Article
Why Violence Abates: Imposed and Elective Declines in Terrorism Attacks March 2015 Journal Article
Winning the Battle but Losing the War? Narrative and Counter-Narratives Strategy September 2009 Leuprecht, Christian; McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Journal Article
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Violence prevention specialist Brad Galloway delivers a remote lecture on “Bridging Lived Experiences, CVE and Community Resilience” (Photo Gallery) Alexa Cottman-Robinson
START team offers counterterrorism training to Albanian officials Brandi Goff
START visits International Islamic University Malaysia to launch new project Max Erdemandi
Maryland Frame takes second place at ADL Collegiate Competition to Innovate Against Hate Bianca Carrizal
Recasting and Repositioning CVE as a Grand Strategic Response to Terrorism William Braniff
CVE-tailored community policing is key to protecting communities at risk for violent radicalization Jessica Rivinius
START launches new training course on understanding and preventing radicalization to violence and violent extremism Jessica Rivinius
Envisioning the Maryland Academy for Innovation in National Security Jessica Rivinius, Laura Ours
Another Look at Jujitsu Politics Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko
Implications of research on traumatic stress for Countering Violent Extremism Peter Weinberger
Providing a framework for creating public-private partnerships to counter violent extremism Beth Schwartz
Computational Social Science: Understanding terrorist attacks on Twitter Erin C. McGrath, Cody Buntain
New START model forecasts the flow of foreign fighters Jessica Rivinius
Equipping educators to understand mass violence and extremism Jessica Rivinius
How Public Health Can Improve Initiatives to Counter Violent Extremism Stevan Weine, David Eisenman
Bridging academia and policy to build better CVE programs Jessica Rivinius
New research finds important lessons for CVE in fields of mental health, education Jessica Rivinius
Recommendations to counter violent extremism Jessica Rivinius
START collaborators contribute to important CVE work Jessica Rivinius
Braniff briefs INSCOM Jessica Rivinius
Braniff participates in World Summit on Counterterrorism Jessica Rivinius
State Department foreign press center visits START Jessica Rivinius
Broadening the Discussion about Women and Violent Extremism Susan Szmania
Reframing CVE as a Multidisciplinary Approach to Promoting Community Safety
Discussion Point: Communities on the Front Lines Against Terrorism Alejandro Beutel
START Hosts conference on mental health, education and countering violent extremism Beth Schwartz
Congressman Ruppersberger visits START Jessica Rivinius
No Hate USA Campaign Launch Liz Wasden
START Hosts Delegation of CVE Experts from Middle East Beth Schwartz
CVE: An Idea Whose Time Has Come William Braniff
START begins project to support Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative Lauren Sagl
START Pioneers Innovative Undergraduate Course on CVE Maya Suero
A grassroots approach to tackling violent extremsim Charlotte Taylor
START student aspires to serve her country Keri Enriquez
START seeking 2014 Outstanding Article Award nominations Jessica Rivinius
Researcher Spotlight: Jeff Gruenewald Keri Enriquez
Under Secretary Sonenshine speaks to University of Maryland about State Department's public diplomacy successes Mary Beck
Discussion Point: Prevention Research for Countering Violent Extremism Stevan Weine
Database Spotlight: Government Actions in a Terror Environment-Israel
New database provides insights into terrorism countermeasures Catherine Llamido
Research Brief: Law Enforcement Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism
START Annual Meeting focuses on maximizing relevance of research Jessica Rivinius
New report assesses factors related to violent extremism among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St. Paul
START launches new tool for counterterrorism community
Ballots instead of bullets Jessica Rivinius
START teams up with the University of Oklahoma to study effective counterterrorism strategies Kelly Kline
START seminar lecturer receives top honors
START researchers brief Swedish delegation
START Director LaFree to Moderate Discussion with Secretary Napolitano and Governor O'Malley
START Announces 2009 Curriculum Development Grant Recipients
START Announces 2009-2010 Undergraduate Research Program Award Recipients
START Launches Research Brief Series
START Announces Fellowships for 2005-06
Image Title Job Title Institution
Alejandro Beutel

Independent Research Scholar

 None
Anthony Lemieux Anthony Lemieux

Associate Professor of Communication and Lead Researcher of the Transcultural Conflict and Violence Program

 Georgia State University
Photo of Barnett Koven Barnett S. Koven

Training Director and Senior Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Brandon Sullivan Brandon Sullivan

Assistant Professor

 Michigan State University
Christian Leuprecht

Professor

 Royal Military College
Cory Davenport Cory Davenport

Research Scientist, SAIC

 n/a
Daniella Fridl Daniella Fridl

Former Assistant Research Director, START

 University of Maryland
David C. Pyrooz

Assistant Professor, University of Colorado - Boulder

 University of Colorado
Deborah Cai

Professor and Senior Associate Dean, Klein College of Media and Communication

 Temple University
Emmanuel Karagiannis Emmanuel Karagiannis

Senior Lecturer of International Relations

 King's College
Erica Chenoweth Erica Chenoweth

Associate Professor of International Studies

 University of Denver
Erin MIller Erin Miller

GTD Program Manager, START

 University of Maryland
Gary LaFree

Founding Director, START; Chair, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

 University of Maryland
Hamid Mohtadi

Professor of Economics

 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Hamilton Bean Hamilton Bean

Assistant Professor

 University of Colorado Denver
James Halverson

Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Jeff Gruenewald

Associate Professor

 Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Joseph Young Joseph Young

Associate Professor of Public Affairs

 American University
Joshua Freilich

Professor

 John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
Karina Panyan

Research Assistant, Global Terrorism Database (GTD), START

 University of Maryland
Katherine Izsak Katherine Worboys Izsak

Academic Director, UMD College of Information (iSchool)

 University of Maryland
Kurt Braddock

Post-doctoral teaching fellow

 Pennsylvania State University
Laura Dugan Laura Dugan

Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

 University of Maryland
Liberty Day, START Liberty Day

Assistant Director of Training

 University of Maryland
Lyubov Mincheva

Executive Director, Graduate Program in International Relations and Security Studies

 University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Max Erdemandi

Faculty Specialist

 University of Maryland
Michael Jensen

Senior Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Nil Satana

Visiting Associate Professor

 University of Maryland
START Researcher Patrick James Patrick James

Project Manager/Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Peter Krause

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston College

Research Affiliate, MIT Security Studies Program

 Boston College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peter Simi

Associate Professor, Chapman University

Director, Earl Babbie Research Center

 Chapman University
Peter Weinberger Peter Weinberger

Technical Advisor, Resonance Global

 None
Rashmi Singh Rashmi Singh

Associate Professor

 The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
Scott H. Decker

Foundation Professor

 Arizona State University
Stevan Weine Stevan Weine

Professor of Psychiatry

 University of Illinois at Chicago
Susan Szmania

Research Affiliate, START

 University of Maryland
Photo of William Braniff William Braniff

Director, START

Professor of the Practice, University of Maryland

Editorial Board, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague

 University of Maryland
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