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
A Strategic Analysis of Violent Extremist Organizations in the United States Central Command Area of Responsibility Gina Scott Ligon White Paper Violent Groups and Movements Middle East and North Africa
The Three N Approach to Strategies for United States Government Information Operations Arie Kruglanski White Paper Radical Beliefs and Behavior North America
Extremists of a Feather Flock Together? Community Structure and Patterns of Homophily in the US Islamist Co-Offending Network Michael Jensen White Paper Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements North America
Discussion Point: Prevention Research is Needed for Countering Violent Extremism Stevan Weine Discussion Point Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience North America
Prevention Research for Countering Violent Extremism Stevan Weine Discussion Point Countering Violent Extremism, Resilience North America
'Keep Wicked Calm and Carry the Hell On': Boston, Terrorism and the Rhetorical Power of Resilience Hamilton Bean, Lisa Keranen Discussion Point Terrorism and Society, Resilience Global, North America, Western Europe
It's not Big Data, but Little Data, that Prevents Terrorist Attacks Erik Dahl Discussion Point Counterterrorism North America
Black Swans and Burstiness -- Countering Myths about Terrorism Gary LaFree Discussion Point Terrorism and Society Global
Taking Effective Risk and Crisis Communication for Granted? Brooke Liu, Elizabet Petrun Sayers Discussion Point Risk Communication Global
Thinking Beyond Deterrence Laura Dugan Discussion Point Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism North America
Should START Researchers Embrace the Brain? Gina Scott Ligon, Peter Simi Discussion Point Terrorism and Society, Individual Behavior Global
Counterterrorism Strategies and Democracy: Lessons for the US from the (Unfortunate) Example of Turkey Nil Satana Discussion Point Terrorism and Society, Counterterrorism Middle East and North Africa, North America
Introducing 'Political Resilience' Clark McCauley Discussion Point Terrorism and Society, Resilience North America
The Dog that Doesn't Bark Victor Asal Discussion Point Terrorism and Society Global
Beyond al-Qa'ida William Braniff Discussion Point Terrorism and Society, 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
Discussion Point: Embrace "Big Data," but don't ignore the human element in data coding Jonathan Kennedy Discussion Point Terrorism and Society 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
Another Look at Jujitsu Politics Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko Discussion Point Terrorism and Society Western Europe
Implications of Research on Traumatic Stress for Countering Violent Extremism Peter Weinberger Discussion Point Countering Violent Extremism Global
Mental Illness and Terrorism Patrick James Discussion Point Individual Behavior North America
Terrorist Attacks Show Biggest Decline in a Decade; But Let's Wait Before Celebrating Erin Miller, Gary LaFree, Michael Jensen Discussion Point Terrorism and Society Middle East and North Africa
From WWI to ISIS, Using Shame and Masculinity in Recruitment Narratives Alejandro Beutel Discussion Point Countering Violent Extremism Global
How Public Health Can Improve Initiatives to Counter Violent Extremism Stevan Weine Discussion Point Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism North America
ISIL in Libya: A Bayesian Approach to Mapping At-Risk Regions Discussion Point Counterterrorism Middle East and North Africa
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