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

Publications

Publication Title Publication Date START Authors Type Research Areas Regions
Cigarette smuggling and terrorism financing Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak Book Chapter Crime and Terrorism, Counterterrorism Middle East and North Africa, North America
Killing Range: Explaining Lethality Variance within a Terrorist Organization R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal Journal Article Violent Groups and Movements
Armed Assault at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Erin Miller Fact Sheet Terrorism and Society North America
How Community Ties Influence Terrorist Targeting of Civilians Risa Brooks Research Brief Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Resilience Middle East and North Africa, Western Europe
Decisions in disaster recovery operations Jun Zhuang Book Chapter Terrorism and Society, Risk Communication Global, North America
Far-Right Lone Wolf Homicides in the United States Jeff Gruenewald, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak Journal Article Terrorism and Society, Individual Behavior North America
Is all Jihad Local? Transnational Contention and Political Violence in Somalia Book Chapter Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements Global, Middle East and North Africa
Practice Parameter on Disaster Preparedness Betty Pfefferbaum Journal Article Resilience Global
Discussion Point: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Methodological Advancements in Data Collection and Coding: Insights from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Michael Jensen Discussion Point Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism Global, North America
Autocracies and Terrorism: Conditioning Effects of Authoritarian Regime-Type on Terrorist Attacks James A. Piazza Journal Article Terrorism and Society Global
Update on Geospatial Patterns of Antecedent Behavior among Perpetrators in the American Terrorism Study (ATS) Brent Smith, Kelly Damphousse, Paxton Roberts START Reports Terrorism and Society North America
Discussion Point: Embrace "Big Data," but don't ignore the human element in data coding Jonathan Kennedy Discussion Point Terrorism and Society Global
Transnational Terrorism Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak Book Terrorism and Society Global
Research Highlight: Understanding Lone-actor Terrorism -- A Comparative Analysis with Violent Hate Crimes and Group-based Terrorism Kathleen Deloughery, Ryan D. King, Victor Asal Research Brief Terrorism and Society, Crime and Terrorism North America
Private Military Companies, Opportunities, and Termination of Civil Wars in Africa Elizabeth Radziszewski Journal Article Violent Groups and Movements Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Terrorism—A (self) love story: Redirecting the significance quest can end violence Arie Kruglanski, Michele Gelfand Journal Article Terrorism and Society, Individual Behavior, Radical Beliefs and Behavior Global
Building Community Resilience to Counter Violent Extremism Stevan Weine Journal Article Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience North America
Seeing is believing: communication modality, anger, and support for action on behalf of out-groups Demis Glasford Journal Article Individual Behavior Global
Congress Report: Experts' Recommendations on Enacting Best Practices in Risk and Crisis Communication Brooke Liu, Stephanie Madden Journal Article Risk Communication Global
Report: U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism Before and After the April 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings Amy Adamczyk, Gary LaFree, Roger Tourangeau, Stanley Presser START Reports Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism, Resilience North America
Research Highlight: U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism Before and After the April 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings Amy Adamczyk, Gary LaFree, Roger Tourangeau, Stanley Presser Research Brief Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism, Resilience North America
Transnational Illicit Trafficking (TransIT) Geospatial Tool: Project Fact Sheet John Sawyer Project Fact Sheet Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats Global
Understanding Lone-actor Terrorism: A Comparative Analysis with Violent Hate Crimes and Group-based Terrorism Kathleen Deloughery, Ryan D. King, Victor Asal START Reports Individual Behavior, Crime and Terrorism North America
Big Allied and Dangerous (BAAD) R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal Project Fact Sheet Violent Groups and Movements Global
Discussion Point: Is Aaron Alexis part of a larger phenomenon of lone-actor grievance-based violence? Clark McCauley Discussion Point Individual Behavior North America
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