Kurt Braddock

kurt braddock
Assistant Professor, American University
American University
Researcher
Biography:

Kurt Braddock researches the effects of specific types of communication in the processes surrounding the use of terrorism. Specifically, Dr. Braddock’s work focuses on (a) how terrorist groups use different persuasive techniques to draw individuals to join their groups, and (b) how counter-terrorists can use similar techniques to get individuals to leave terrorist groups. His work has been published in a number of communication, psychology, and terrorism journals, including Communication Monographs, Personality and Individual Differences, Terrorism and Political Violence, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism.                                                                                                                         

Selected Publications

Stand Down: A Journal of Applied Communication Research Forum on Extremism and White Nationalism in the United States Military  (Journal Article)
Clearing the Smoke and Breaking the Mirrors: Using Attitudinal Inoculation to Challenge Online Disinformation by Extremists  (Book Chapter)
Weaponized Words: The Strategic Role of Persuasion in Violent Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization  (Book)
Rehabilitation of Jihadi Terrorists: Current Understanding and Perspectives  (Book Chapter)
Narrative Persuasion and Violent Extremism: Foundations and Implications  (Book Chapter)
Terrorist Propaganda After the Islamic State: Learning, Emulation, and Imitation  (Book Chapter)
Vaccinating Against Hate: Using Attitudinal Inoculation to Confer Resistance to Persuasion by Extremist Propaganda  (Journal Article)
Treatment Approaches for Terrorists and Extremists  (Book Chapter)
Cultivating Trust and Perceptions of Source Credibility in Online Counternarratives Intended to Reduce Support for Terrorism  (Journal Article)
Terrorist Disengagement and De-radicalisation  (Book Chapter)
Understanding Terrorism  (Book Chapter)
Towards a Guide for Constructing and Disseminating Counter-Narratives to Reduce Support for Terrorism  (Journal Article)
The Utility of Narratives for Promoting Radicalization: The Case of the Animal Liberation Front  (Journal Article)
The Talking Cure? Communication and Psychological Impact in Prison De-radicalisation Programmes  (Book Chapter)
Terrorism Studies: A Reader  (Book)
Rehabilitating the Terrorists?: Challenges in Assessing the Effectiveness of De-radicalization Programs  (Journal Article)
Assessing the Effectiveness of Current De‐Radicalization Initiatives and Identifying Implications for the Development of U.S.‐Based Initiatives in Multiple Settings  (START Reports)