A Department of Homeland Security Emeritus Center of Excellence led by the University of Maryland

Douglas M. McLeod

Douglas M. McLeod

Former Investigator

Lead Investigator on START Research Projects

Cell Groups and Individual Radicalization in Indonesia, United Kingdom, and the United States

June 2008 to December 2009

The Role of the Media in the Recruitment of Terrorists: Mass Communication and the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Muslims in Indonesia

June 2007 to May 2009

Selected Publications

News Frames and National Security: Covering Big Brother (Book)

Facebook Use and Social Captial: To Bond, To Bridge, or to Escape (Journal Article)

Protecting the Homeland from International and Domestic Terrorism Threats: Current Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives on Root Causes, the Role of Ideology, and Programs for Counter-radicalization and Disengagement (White Paper)

Strategic Uses of the Internet by Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (Book Chapter)

Circles Drawing Toward High Risk Activism: The Use of Usroh and Halaqa in Islamist Radical Movements (Journal Article)

Support for the Caliphate & Radical Mobilization (Research Brief)

The Internet in the Islamic world: No panacea for democracy. (Journal Article)

Perceptions of the United States and Support for Violence Against America (Research Brief)

Newspapers and Protest: An Examination of Protest Coverage From 1960 to 1999 (Journal Article)

Expressive Responses to News Stories About Extremist Groups: A Framing Experiment (Journal Article)

Personifying the Radical: How News Framing Polarizes Security Concerns and Tolerance Judgments (Journal Article)

News References

START Bulletin Summer 2008 Inaugural Issue (Newsletter)

START Expands its Research Brief Series (Featured Research)

New Research Briefs Available from START (Featured Research)