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Ecoterrorism

Title Investigators Project Period
A Climate of Terror: Approaches to the Study of Climate Change and Terrorism Marcus A. Boyd, Samuel D. Henkin -
A Comparative Study of Violent Extremism and Gangs Gary LaFree, Scott H. Decker, David C. Pyrooz -
A Multi-Level Approach to the Study of Violent Extremism Gary LaFree, Michael Jensen -
Climate Change and Terrorism: A Call to Action
Country Reports on Terrorism - Statistical Annex Gary LaFree, Erin Miller -
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency SIGMA+ Thomas Guarrieri, Marcus A. Boyd, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D. -
Empirical Assessment of Domestic Disengagement and Deradicalization (EAD3) Michael Jensen, Peter Simi, Gina Scott Ligon -
Empirical Assessment of Domestic Radicalization (EADR) Michael Jensen, Gary LaFree -
Geospatial and Temporal Patterns of US Terrorism Brent Smith, Kelly Damphousse -
Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Erin Miller, Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan -
Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Acceleration Erin Miller -
New Analytical Methods for the Exploitation of Open-Source Structured Databases to Enhance Situational Awareness for Effective Counter-WMD Strategies Ronald Breiger, Gary Ackerman, Victor Asal, H. Brinton Milward, R. Karl Rethemeyer -
Profiles of Incidents Involving CBRN and Non-state Actors (POICN) Database Markus Binder -
Terrorism and Targeted Violence in the United States Erin Miller, Michael Jensen -
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 -
Project Title Publication Date Publication Type
A Climate of Terror? Approaches to the Study of Climate Change and Terrorism 2022-05-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
A Climate of Terror? Climate Change as a Means for Terrorist Exploitation 2022-05-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
A Climate of Terror? Climate Change as a Potential Ideological Driver of Terrorism 2022-05-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
A Climate of Terror? Climate Change as an Indirect Contributor to Terrorism 2022-05-20T12:00:00 Research Brief
A Comprehensive Application of Rational Choice Theory: How Costs Imposed by, and Benefits Derived from, the U.S. Federal Government Affect Incidents Perpetrated by the Radical Eco-Movement 2019-08-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
An Evaluation of Displacement and Diffusion Effects on Eco-Terrorist Activities After Police Interventions 2017-10-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
An Explicit Consideration of Unintended Consequences from Counterterrorism Policy: The Case of Radical Eco-Groups 2017-08-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
An Overview of Bombing and Arson Attacks by Environmental and Animal Rights Extremists in the United States, 1995-2010 2013-05-01T12:00:00 START Reports
Climate Change and Security 2022-05-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Climate Change and Terrorism: A Call to Action 2022-05-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Climate Change and Terrorism: Key Insights 2022-05-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Climate Change, Fish Production, and Maritime Piracy 2023-04-25T12:00:00 Journal Article
Climate Security and Russian Influence in North and West Africa 2025-03-28T12:00:00 Research Brief
Climate Security in Southeast Asia 2023-04-17T12:00:00 Research Brief
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in North and West Africa 2024-12-27T12:00:00 START Reports
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in North and West Africa. Rapid Review 1: Farmer-Herder Conflict 2024-12-29T12:00:00 START Reports
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in North and West Africa. Rapid Review 2: Russian Influence 2024-12-30T12:00:00 START Reports
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in Southeast Asia 2023-10-09T12:00:00 START Reports
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in Southeast Asia: Conceptualization of Climate Security in Southeast Asia 2024-04-01T12:00:00 START Reports
Connecting Adversarial and Environmental Geopolitics in Southeast Asia 2023-04-24T12:00:00 Research Brief
Countering Ecoterrorism in the United States: The Case of 'Operation Backfire' 2012-09-01T12:00:00 START Reports
Dilettantes, Ideologues, and the Weak: Terrorists Who Don't Kill 2008-07-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Discovery Communications Building Hostage-Taking 2010-09-01T12:00:00 Background Report
Patterns of Precursor Behaviors in the Life Span of a U.S. Environmental Terrorist Group 2009-11-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Re-Thinking Climate Security 2023-04-11T12:00:00 Research Brief
Rebel with a Cause: Personal Significance from Political Activism Predicts Willingness to Self‐Sacrifice 2019-02-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Research Highlight: Bombing and Arson Attacks by Environmental and Animal Rights Extremists in the United States, 1995-2010 2013-05-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Terrorist and Non-Terrorist Criminal Attacks by Radical Environmental and Animal Rights Groups in the United States, 1970–2007 2012-03-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Title Job Title Institution
McCauley_Clark Clark McCauley Professor of Psychology Bryn Mawr College
Miller Erin Erin Miller Former GTD Program Manager, START University of Maryland
Gary Ackerman Gary Ackerman Associate Professor, SUNY Albany University at Albany, State University of New York
Lafee Gary LaFree Founding Director, START
Distinguished University Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice 		University of Maryland
Jeff Jeff Gruenewald Associate Professor and Director of the Terrorism Research Center, University of Arkansas University of Arkansas
Joshua Freilich Joshua Freilich Professor John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
Laura Dugan Laura Dugan Ralph Mershon Professor of Human Security and Professor of Sociology The Ohio State University
Boyd_Marcus Marcus A. Boyd Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Director, START
Director of Graduate Studies, START 		University of Maryland