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
Commitment and Extremism: A Goal Systemic Analysis Arie Kruglanski Journal Article Terrorism and Society, Countering Violent Extremism Global
Two Possible Profiles of Lone-actor Terrorists Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko White Paper Individual Behavior, Radical Beliefs and Behavior 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
Transnational Illicit Trafficking (TransIT) Geospatial Tool: Project Fact Sheet John Sawyer Project Fact Sheet Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats Global
Al-Shabaab Attack on Westgate Mall in Kenya Erin Miller Background Report Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements Middle East and North Africa
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
Explaining Terrorism: Causes, Processes and Consequences Martha Crenshaw Book Terrorism and Society Global
August 2013 Security Threat to Americans Abroad Erin Miller Background Report Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements Middle East and North Africa, North America
Facebook Use and Social Captial: To Bond, To Bridge, or to Escape Douglas M. McLeod Journal Article
The Motivational Dynamics of Retrieval-Induced Forgetting: A Test of Cognitive Energetics Theory Arie Kruglanski Journal Article
Gauging the Threat Gary Ackerman, Lauren Pinson Journal Article Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats Global
The Organization and Leadership of Violence Gina Scott Ligon Research Brief Violent Groups and Movements Global
Taking Effective Risk and Crisis Communication for Granted? Brooke Liu, Elizabet Petrun Sayers Discussion Point Risk Communication Global
Crisis managers but not conflict resolvers: Mediating ethnic intrastate conflict in Africa Jonathan Wilkenfeld, Victor Asal Journal Article Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements Sub-Saharan Africa
Intelligence and Surprise Attack: Failure and Success from Pearl Harbor to 9/11 and Beyond Erik Dahl Book Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism Global, North America
Lone-Offender Terrorists Gary LaFree Journal Article Terrorism and Society, Individual Behavior Global
Distinguishing "Loner" Attacks from Other Domestic Extremist Violence Jeff Gruenewald, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak Journal Article Individual Behavior, Radical Beliefs and Behavior North America
Stereotypes as Valid Categories of Knowledge and Human Perceptions of Group Differences Clark McCauley Journal Article
Putting the “ O ” in VEOs: What makes an organization? Gina Scott Ligon, Peter Simi Journal Article Violent Groups and Movements, Radical Beliefs and Behavior Global
It's not Big Data, but Little Data, that Prevents Terrorist Attacks Erik Dahl Discussion Point Counterterrorism North America
Shame-Free Guilt Appeals: Testing the Emotional and Cognitive Effects of Shame and Guilt Appeals Monique Turner Journal Article
The psychological structure of aggression across cultures Michele Gelfand Journal Article Terrorism and Society, Individual Behavior Global
When terrorists target schools: An exploratory analysis of attacks on educational institutions Margaret Wilson Journal Article Terrorism and Society Global
Local Health Department Capacity for Community Engagement and Its Implications for Disaster Resilience Monica Schoch-Spana, Tara Kirk Sell Journal Article Resilience North America
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