A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism

Publications

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A Comparison of ISIS Foreign Fighters and Supporters Social Media Posts: An Exploratory Mixed-method Content Analysis Joshua Freilich Journal Article Violent Groups and Movements
Tracking Cartels: Exploiting Open Sources to Identify Trends Marcus A. Boyd, Samuel D. Henkin Research Brief Violent Groups and Movements South America
Vaccinating Against Hate: Using Attitudinal Inoculation to Confer Resistance to Persuasion by Extremist Propaganda Kurt Braddock Journal Article Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior, Deradicalization, Disengagement
Not My Brother’s Keeper: Factional Infighting in Armed Islamist Movements Mohammed Hafez Journal Article Violent Groups and Movements
Extremists and Unconventional Weapons: Examining the Pursuit of Chemical and Biological Agents Thomas Guarrieri Journal Article Chemical and Biological Threats
President Trump’s Travel Ban: Inciting or Deterring Terrorism? Omi Hodwitz Journal Article Counterterrorism North America
Investigating the Applicability of Situational Crime Prevention to the Public Mass Violence Context Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak Journal Article Counterterrorism
When Women Fight: Unemployment, Territorial Control and the Prevalence of Female Combatants in Insurgent Organizations Victor Asal Journal Article Terrorism and Society
Lowest of the Low: Why Some Countries Suffer Terrorist Attacks against Schools Victor Asal Journal Article Terrorism and Society
An Intervention Analysis of Fatal Far-right Extremist Violence within a Vector-autoregressive Framework Jeff Gruenewald, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak, William Parkin Journal Article Counterterrorism North America
Research Brief: Significant Multi-Domain Incidents against Critical Infrastructure (SMICI) Dataset Steve S. Sin, Ph.D., Rhyner Washburn Research Brief Crime and Terrorism Global
A Field-Wide Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Putative Risk and Protective Factors for Radicalization Outcomes David Weisburd Journal Article Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior
Terrorist Propaganda After the Islamic State: Learning, Emulation, and Imitation Kurt Braddock Book Chapter Violent Groups and Movements
U.S. Emergency Management in the 21st Century: From Disaster to Catastrophe Susan Cutter Book Resilience North America
Rebel Group Attrition and Reversion to Violence: Micro-Level Evidence from Syria Vera Mironova Journal Article Individual Behavior Middle East and North Africa
‘Nondemocratic Islamists’ and Support for ISIS in the Arab World James A. Piazza Journal Article Terrorism and Society Middle East and North Africa
Examining the Online Expression of Ideology among Far-Right Extremist Forum Users Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak Journal Article Terrorism and Society
Networks, Power, and the Effects of Legitimacy in Contentious Politics H. Brinton Milward Journal Article Violent Groups and Movements
Tornado Warning: Understanding the National Weather Service’s Communication Strategies Anita Atwell Seate, Brooke Liu, Emina Herovic, Irina A. Iles Journal Article Resilience, Risk Communication North America
Conflict Changes How People View God Michele Gelfand Journal Article Individual Behavior
Rethinking Transnational Terrorism: An Integrated Approach Martha Crenshaw Report Violent Groups and Movements Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Cross-Agency Evaluation of DoD, VA, and HHS Mental Health Public Awareness Campaigns Elizabet Petrun Sayers Report Individual Behavior
Terrorists, Radicals, and Activists: Distinguishing between Countering Violent Extremism and Preventing Extremist Violence, and Why It Matters Christian Leuprecht, Clark McCauley Book Chapter Countering Violent Extremism
Can Public Health Help Prevent Violent Extremism? Should Public Health Help Prevent Violent Extremism? Stevan Weine Book Chapter Countering Violent Extremism
Narrative Persuasion and Violent Extremism: Foundations and Implications Kurt Braddock Book Chapter Countering Violent Extremism, Radical Beliefs and Behavior