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Terrorism and Society


Terrorism and Society

Project Title Investigators Project Period
START-Oxford University Press Book Series Laura Dugan, Anthony Lemieux, Gary Ackerman, Gary LaFree June, 2017 to December, 2024
A Climate of Terror: Approaches to the Study of Climate Change and Terrorism Marcus A. Boyd, Samuel D. Henkin January, 2022 to May, 2022
Insider Threat Program Katy Lindquist, Devin Ellis, Steve Sin, Michael Jensen September, 2020 to September, 2021
Divergent Dimensions of Radicalization Risk: Migration and Violent Extremism in Sabah Barnett S. Koven, Samuel D. Henkin September, 2019 to September, 2021
A Multi-Level Approach to the Study of Violent Extremism Gary LaFree, Michael Jensen January, 2018 to December, 2020
Community-oriented Policing and Community Engagement in Benin Barnett S. Koven July, 2018 to June, 2020
Counterterrorism Net Assessment Data Structure (CT NEADS) Barnett S. Koven January, 2019 to January, 2020
Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Acceleration Erin Miller January, 2019 to January, 2020
Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Erin Miller, Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan June, 2001 to January, 2020
Updates to the Leadership of the Extreme and Dangerous for Innovative Results (LEADIR) Dataset Gina Scott Ligon January, 2019 to December, 2019
Developing Academic Partnerships and Collaborative Research on Countering Violent Extremism in Malaysia and Southeast Asia Amy Pate, Barnett S. Koven, William Braniff September, 2018 to December, 2019
Bargaining on and off the Battlefield: The Bargaining Model of War and Negotiations with the Afghan Taliban Barnett S. Koven February, 2019 to August, 2019
Belief Formation and Political Engagement: A Panel Study of the Dynamics of Change in Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey Mansoor Moaddel September, 2015 to August, 2018
Two to Tango: Government and Terrorist Group Actions in Colombia Barnett S. Koven March, 2018 to June, 2018
Country Reports on Terrorism - Statistical Annex Gary LaFree, Erin Miller May, 2012 to May, 2018
Dynamics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Campaigns Gary Ackerman, Joseph Young, R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal July, 2014 to December, 2017
Family and Community Capacities among US Minorities: a Key to Preventing Violent Extremism Stevan Weine January, 2013 to December, 2017
Social Identity and Perceptions of Counterterrorism Demis Glasford July, 2012 to December, 2017
Social, Behavioral, Cultural, and Economic (SBCE) Impacts on Terrorist Activity Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan, Erin Miller July, 2012 to December, 2017
Tracking Attitudes within American Subculture Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko July, 2012 to December, 2017
Bridging Religious Communities and Technology Providers to Counter Narratives of Violent Extremism Alejandro Beutel, Peter Weinberger October, 2016 to March, 2017
One God for All? Fundamentalism and Group Radicalization Johanna Birnir, Nil Satana July, 2013 to December, 2016
Geospatial Analysis of Terror Finance Marcus A. Boyd July, 2015 to July, 2016
Opportunities for Public-Private Partnership in Countering Online Extremism and Recruitment Brandon Behlendorf July, 2015 to March, 2016
Framing Global Salafi-Jihadist Messages in the West Peter Neumann July, 2012 to December, 2015
Drivers of Conflict and Convergence in China-U.S. Relations in a Global Context Amy Pate, John Stevenson March, 2014 to March, 2015
Mapping and Evaluating Online Salafi-Jihadism Arie Kruglanski, Jarret Brachman, Michele Gelfand July, 2012 to December, 2014
ISIL: Branding, Leadership Culture and Lethal Attraction Gina Scott Ligon November, 2014
Massive Online Open Course: Understanding Terrorism and the Terrorist Threat Gary LaFree, William Braniff, Katherine Worboys Izsak January, 2014 to March, 2014
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism Gary LaFree October, 2010 to February, 2014
Terrorist Behavior and Societal Tolerance of Violence Risa Brooks July, 2012 to December, 2013
The Social Determinants of Terrorist Organizations' Resilience in Latin America Johanna Birnir September, 2008 to December, 2012
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St. Paul Stevan Weine August, 2010 to August, 2012
Border Crossings and Terrorist Attacks in the United States: Lessons for Protecting Against Dangerous Entrants Brent Smith, Erin Miller, Gary LaFree, Kathleen Smarick March, 2010 to August, 2012
Radicalization Clusters? Geographic Concentrations of Violent Extremism and Terrorism in the United States Kathleen Smarick October, 2010 to December, 2011
Understanding and Combating Mass Casualty Terrorism (MCT) Gary Ackerman, Victor Asal June, 2008 to December, 2011
Homegrown Radicalization and the Role of Social Networks and Social Inclusiveness in the United States Paul Harwood June, 2008 to October, 2011
Quantitative Index of the Public Health Impacts of Terrorism Fran Norris June, 2008 to October, 2011
Terrorism and Violence in Colombia Enrique Arias June, 2009 to May, 2011
Radicalizing the Poor: Understanding the Influence of Service Provision on Popular Support for and Participation in Violent Political Groups Shawn Flanigan June, 2008 to May, 2011
Tracking Sympathy and Support of Muslims for Terrorism in Muslim Countries and in the United Kingdom Clark McCauley June, 2008 to May, 2011
Tracking Sympathy and Support of Muslims for Terrorism in the United States Clark McCauley June, 2008 to May, 2011
Behavioral Assessments Based on Automated Text Analyses James Pennebaker November, 2008 to May, 2010
Measuring Political Radicalization: Diaspora Support for Terrorism among Ottawa's Lebanese Muslim Community Bidisha Biswas, Christian Leuprecht, Clark McCauley August, 2008 to May, 2010
Community-level Indicators of Radicalization: A Data and Measurement Workshop Gary LaFree, Kathleen Smarick, Shira Fishman September, 2009 to February, 2010
Relationships among Terrorism-Using Groups, Supporters, Constituencies, Target Groups, and General Populations Clark McCauley January, 2009 to December, 2009
Patterns of Radicalization in Political Activism Donatella della Porta, Manuela Caiani June, 2008 to December, 2009
International Survey Capability Steven Kull June, 2005 to September, 2009
Community Field Studies and Analyses of Preparedness Networks Kathleen Tierney May, 2005 to September, 2009
Modeling and Simulation of Public Response to Threat and Attacks Dennis Mileti June, 2005 to June, 2009
Predisposing Root Causes of Terrorism Gary LaFree June, 2005 to June, 2009
Modeling Risk of Future Terrorist Attacks Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan May, 2005 to June, 2009
Dynamics of Terror and Counterterrorism Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan January, 2005 to June, 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 Douglas M. McLeod June, 2007 to May, 2009
Al-Qa'ida Transcript Coding Project Deborah Cai June, 2006 to May, 2009
National Household Survey Dennis Mileti, Linda Bourque July, 2005 to May, 2009
State Response and Terrorist Activity Clark McCauley June, 2005 to May, 2009
Communicating Risk of Mass Casualty Terrorism in Diverse Communities Elaine Vaughan May, 2005 to May, 2009
Mobilization For and Against Terrorism in the Muslim World Clark McCauley, Mansoor Moaddel, Mohammed Hafez May, 2005 to May, 2009
Population Vulnerability Analysis, Spatial Social Science, and GIS Susan Cutter May, 2005 to May, 2009
Terrorist Strategies and Tactics: When Do Terrorists Decide to Attack the US? Martha Crenshaw May, 2005 to May, 2009
Shifting Terrorism Trends Across Time and Space Susan Cutter June, 2005
Extremist Crime Database Related Projects Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak
Project Title Publication Datesort ascending START Authors Publication Type
Dynamic Dimensions of Radicalization and Violent Extremism in Sabah, Malaysia December 2021 Henkin, Samuel D. Report
In the Shadow of 9/11: How the Study of Political Extremism Has Reshaped Criminology December 2021 LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Cultural Evolutionary Mismatches in Response to Collective Threat September 2021 Gelfand, Michele Journal Article
Competing with Great Powers Through Competitive Strategy and Unconventional Warfare April 2021 Koven, Barnett S. Journal Article
American Deaths in Terrorist Attacks, 1995-2019 October 2020 Miller, Erin Research Brief
In the Eye of the Storm: An Update: Managing Terrorism and Asymmetric Threats during Covid-19 October 2020 Braniff, William Report
An Exploratory Analysis of the Characteristics of Ideologically Motivated Cyberattacks August 2020 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Global Terrorism Overview: Terrorism in 2019 July 2020 Miller, Erin Background Report
White Demographic Anxiety and Support for Torture of Terrorism Suspects July 2020 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Terrorism and COVID-19: Actual and Potential Impacts June 2020 Ackerman, Gary Journal Article
Discursive Turns and Critical Junctures: Debating Citizenship after the Charlie Hebdo Attacks June 2020 della Porta, Donatella Book
Discursive Turns and Critical Junctures: Debating Citizenship After the Charlie Hebdo Attacks May 2020 della Porta, Donatella Book
Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States (PIRUS) May 2020 Yates, Elizabeth; Jensen, Michael; Kane, Sheehan Research Brief
100 Days Later: COVID-19: Implications for Managing Terrorism and Asymmetric Threats May 2020 Braniff, William Discussion Point
Counterterrorism Net Assessment Data Structure April 2020 Koven, Barnett S.; Lindquist, Katy; Erdemandi, Max Project Fact Sheet
Examining the Online Expression of Ideology among Far-Right Extremist Forum Users January 2020 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
‘Nondemocratic Islamists’ and Support for ISIS in the Arab World January 2020 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
When Women Fight: Unemployment, Territorial Control and the Prevalence of Female Combatants in Insurgent Organizations December 2019 Asal, Victor Journal Article
Lowest of the Low: Why Some Countries Suffer Terrorist Attacks against Schools December 2019 Asal, Victor Journal Article
The Relationship between Maternal Psychopathology and Parental Perceptions of Their Children’s Reactions in Survivors of the 1998 US Embassy Bombing in Nairobi, Kenya November 2019 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Islamist Terrorism, Diaspora Links and Casualty Rates October 2019 LaFree, Gary; Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Global Terrorism in 2018 October 2019 Miller, Erin Background Report
#JESUISPARIS?: An Appeal to Hypocrisy and Justifications for Mass Casualty Violence October 2019 Ligon, Gina Scott Journal Article
Fact Sheet: Global Terrorism in 2018 October 2019 Miller, Erin Fact Sheet
Defender–Attacker Games with Asymmetric Player Utilities September 2019 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Countering Domestic Terrorism: Examining the Evolving Threat September 2019 Braniff, William Congressional Testimony
Do Machines Replicate Humans? Toward a Unified Understanding of Radicalizing Content on the Open Social Web September 2019 Ligon, Gina Scott Journal Article
Instruments and Arrangements against Online Terrorism Relating to International Cooperation August 2019 Leuprecht, Christian Book Chapter
Legislation Specifically Targeting the Use of the Internet to Recruit Terrorists August 2019 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
Domestic Terrorism and Digital Media: Planning in Cyberspace August 2019 Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff; Fitzpatrick, Kevin Book Chapter
A Comprehensive Application of Rational Choice Theory: How Costs Imposed by, and Benefits Derived from, the U.S. Federal Government Affect Incidents Perpetrated by the Radical Eco-Movement August 2019 Dugan, Laura; Yang, Sue-Ming Journal Article
Measuring Tactical Innovation in Terrorist Attacks July 2019 Ligon, Gina Scott Journal Article
The Effect of Interventions on Functional Impairment in Youth Exposed to Mass Trauma: A Meta-Analysis June 2019 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
The Handbook of Communication and Security June 2019 Bean, Hamilton Book
The Oxford Handbook of Terrorism May 2019 Chenoweth, Erica Book
Constructing the Field of Terrorism May 2019 Crenshaw, Martha Book Chapter
Organizational and Institutional Approaches: Social Movement Studies Perspectives on Political Violence May 2019 della Porta, Donatella Book Chapter
The Evolution of Terrorism Event Databases May 2019 LaFree, Gary Book Chapter
Sociological and Criminological Explanations of Terrorism May 2019 Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
Geographical Approaches in the Study of Terrorism May 2019 Young, Joseph Book Chapter
Single-issue Terrorism May 2019 Ackerman, Gary Book Chapter
Suicide Terrorism May 2019 Singh, Rashmi Book Chapter
Caravan of Martyrs: Sacrifice and Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan, by David B. Edwards May 2019 Hafez, Mohammed Book Review
The Online Caliphate: Internet Usage and ISIS Support in the Arab World May 2019 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
The Diffusion and Permeability of Political Violence in North and West Africa May 2019 Leuprecht, Christian Journal Article
The Challenges of Terrorism in a Globalized World May 2019 Pate, Amy Book Chapter
Terrorism Media Effects in Youth Exposed to Chronic Threat and Conflict in Israel April 2019 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Pfefferbaum, Rose Journal Article
The Damoclean Sword of Offensive Cyber: Policy Uncertainty and Collective Insecurity March 2019 Leuprecht, Christian Journal Article
Disasters: A Sociological Approach March 2019 Tierney, Kathleen Book
Addressing the Myths of Terrorism in America March 2019 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Is Viewing Mass Trauma Television Coverage Associated With Trauma Reactions in Adults and Youth? A Meta‐Analytic Review March 2019 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Crime, Conflict, and the Legitimacy Trade-Off: Explaining Variation in Insurgents’ Participation in Crime February 2019 Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Journal Article
NGO Intervention in Jihadist Conflicts: A Closer Look at Afghanistan and Somalia February 2019 Hodwitz, Omi Journal Article
A Meta-analysis of Intervention Effects on Depression and/or Anxiety in Youth Exposed to Political Violence or Natural Disasters February 2019 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Rebel with a Cause: Personal Significance from Political Activism Predicts Willingness to Self‐Sacrifice February 2019 Kruglanski, Arie Journal Article
When Data Do Not Matter: Exploring Public Perceptions of Terrorism January 2019 Lemieux, Anthony Journal Article
Examining Ideologically Motivated Cyberattacks Performed by Far-Left Groups January 2019 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Counter-Terrorism in India: An Ad Hoc Response to an Enduring and Variable Threat January 2019 Singh, Rashmi Book Chapter
Radical Right Movement Parties in Europe December 2018 Caiani, Manuela Book
Terrorist Attacks Involving Package Bombs, 1970 — 2017 October 2018 Miller, Erin; Distler, Michael Fact Sheet
Terrorist Attacks against Religious Targets in the United States, 1970 – 2017 October 2018 Miller, Erin Project Fact Sheet
Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States (PIRUS) October 2018 Safer-Lichtenstein, Aaron ; Yates, Elizabeth; LaFree, Gary; Jensen, Michael; James, Patrick Research Brief
Far-Right Fatal Ideological Violence against Religious Institutions and Individuals in the United States: 1990-2018 October 2018 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William Project Fact Sheet
American Deaths in Terrorist Attacks, 1995 - 2017 September 2018 Miller, Erin; Jensen, Michael Project Fact Sheet
A Situated Comparison of Suicide and Non-Suicide Terrorist Plots and Homicides in the United States, 1990-2014 September 2018 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William Journal Article
Invisible Empire of Hate: Gender Differences in the Ku Klux Klan's Online Justifications for Violence September 2018 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World September 2018 Gelfand, Michele Book
Global Terrorism in 2017 August 2018 Miller, Erin Background Report
Carrots, Sticks, and Insurgent Targeting of Civilians August 2018 Phillips, Brian; Young, Joseph; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Democratic Skepticism and Support for Terrorism in the Palestinian Territories August 2018 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Heat Map: Global Terrorism Database, Terrorist Attacks 2017, Concentation and Intensity August 2018 Kammerer, William Map
Treatment Approaches for Terrorists and Extremists August 2018 Braddock, Kurt Book Chapter
Social Norms after Conflict Exposure and Victimization by Violence: Experimental Evidence from Kosovo July 2018 Mironova, Vera Journal Article
When Terrorism Works: Explaining Success and Failure Across Varying Targets and Objectives June 2018 Krause, Peter Book Chapter
Not Your Father's Intelligence Failure: Why the Intelligence Community Failed to Anticipate the Rise of ISIS June 2018 Dahl, Erik Book Chapter
Territorial Havens and the Risk of Complex Terrorist Attacks in the United States June 2018 Brooks, Risa Book Chapter
A State, an Insurgency, and a Revolution: Understanding and Defeating the Three Faces of ISIS June 2018 Krause, Peter Book Chapter
Apologia for Suicide: Martyrdom in Contemporary Jihadist Discourse May 2018 Hafez, Mohammed Book Chapter
Validating Extremism: Strategic Use of Authority Appeals in al-Naba' Infographics May 2018 Lemieux, Anthony Journal Article
India's Experience with Terrorism May 2018 Singh, Rashmi Book Chapter
Why Terrorist Groups Form International Alliances May 2018 Bacon, Tricia Book
The Politics of Terror May 2018 Chenoweth, Erica Book
Violence in Peru April 2018 Koven, Barnett S. Book Chapter
Voting in the Shadow of Violence: Electoral Politics and Conflict in Peru April 2018 Birnir, Johanna Journal Article
ISIS: Its History, Ideology, and Psychology April 2018 Kruglanski, Arie Book Chapter
Conceptualizing and Measuring Terrorism April 2018 LaFree, Gary Book Chapter
Suicide Terrorism April 2018 Moghadam, Assaf Book Chapter
Terrorist Hostage-taking April 2018 Wilson, Margaret Book Chapter
Encouraging and Assessing the Validity of Answers to Questions about Radicalization: The Use of Meta-opinions March 2018 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia White Paper
Media Effects in Youth Exposed to Terrorist Incidents: A Historical Perspective February 2018 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Pfefferbaum, Rose Journal Article
Radical Right Cross-National Links and International Cooperation January 2018 Caiani, Manuela Book Chapter
Evolution of Global Terrorism: The Growing Lethality of Attacks January 2018 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
Geospatial Analysis of Terror Finance December 2017 Boyd, Marcus A. Research Brief
Jihadist Terrorist Plots in the United States December 2017 Dahl, Erik; Wilson, Margaret; Crenshaw, Martha Research Brief
Ideological Motivations of Terrorism in the United States, 1970-2016 November 2017 Miller, Erin Background Report
Spatial Analysis of U.S. Terrorism Incidents November 2017 Smith, Brent Research Brief
American Deaths in Terrorist Attacks, 1995-2016 November 2017 Miller, Erin; Jensen, Michael Research Brief
Applying an Organizational Framework to Examine Jihadi Organizations as an Industry October 2017 Ligon, Gina Scott Journal Article
N-stage Security Screening Strategies in the Face of Strategic Applicants September 2017 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Terrorism Research: Current Issues and Debates September 2017 Wilson, Margaret Book Chapter
Transnational Jihadism & Civil Wars September 2017 Crenshaw, Martha Journal Article
A Study of Selected Ethnic Affiliations in the Development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Other Psychopathology After a Terrorist Bombing in Nairobi, Kenya September 2017 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
Can taking down websites really stop terrorists and hate groups? September 2017 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Discussion Point
The Impact of the Orlando Mass Shooting on Fear of Victimization and Gun-Purchasing Intentions: Not What One Might Expect August 2017 Kruglanski, Arie Journal Article
Do Direct Survivors of Terrorism Remaining in the Disaster Community Show Better Long-Term Outcome than Survivors Who Relocate? August 2017 Pfefferbaum, Betty Journal Article
U.S. Muslims with Radical Opinions Feel More Alienated and Depressed August 2017 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia START Reports
The Role of Risk Preferences in a Multi-Target Defender-Attacker Resource Allocation Game August 2017 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Overview: Terrorism in 2016 August 2017 Miller, Erin Background Report
Introducing the AMAR (All Minorities at Risk) Data August 2017 Birnir, Johanna; Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Gurr, Ted Robert Journal Article
Don't Follow the Money: The Problem with the War on Terrorist Financing July 2017 Neumann, Peter Journal Article
Heat Map: Global Terrorism Database, Terrorist Attacks 2016, Concentation and Intensity July 2017 Kammerer, William Map
Regime Types and Terrorism June 2017 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
U.S. Muslim Opinions about ISIS, the Syrian Conflict and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election June 2017 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia START Reports
Mass Casualty Explosives Attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan June 2017 Miller, Erin; Distler, Michael Background Report
Swedish Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq: An Analysis of Open-Source Intelligence and Statistical Data June 2017 Ranstorp, Magnus Report
A Three-Stage Evacuation Decision-Making and Behavior Model for the Onset of an Attack June 2017 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Six reasons why stopping terrorism is so challenging May 2017 LaFree, Gary Discussion Point
Toward a Psychology of Humiliation in Asymmetric Conflict April 2017 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
States and Peoples in Conflict: Transformations of Conflict Studies April 2017 Lichbach, Mark Book
Tracking Radical Opinions in Polls of U.S. Muslims April 2017 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Journal Article
Monolithic Religious Markets, Fragmented State Structures, and Islamic Fundamentalism Among Iranians and the Middle East and North Africa April 2017 Moaddel, Mansoor Journal Article
Extremist Violence from the Fatherland to the Homeland: A Comparison of Far-right Homicide in Germany and the United States April 2017 Gruenewald, Jeff; Parkin, William Journal Article
Perceived Media Influence, Mental Illness, and Responses to News Coverage of a Mass Shooting April 2017 Atwell Seate, Anita Journal Article
Exploring the Subculture of Ideologically Motivated Cyber-Attackers April 2017 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Know Thy Enemy: Education About Terrorism Improves Social Attitudes Toward Terrorists March 2017 Krause, Peter Journal Article
Lone Wolf Terrorists: What Motivates Them? March 2017 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Journal Article
Comparing Extremist Perpetrators of Suicide and Non-suicide Attacks in the U.S. March 2017 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William Journal Article
Studying Terrorism Empirically: What We Know About What We Don’t Know March 2017 Safer-Lichtenstein, Aaron ; LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Caliphate in Decline: An Estimate of Islamic State's Financial Fortunes March 2017 Neumann, Peter Report
Origin-group differences in the 2007 and 2011 Pew Polls of U.S. Muslims: Reactions to the War on Terrorism February 2017 McCauley, Clark START Reports
Ethical Conduct of Research in the Aftermath of Mass Shootings January 2017 Pfefferbaum, Betty Book Chapter
The Terrorists' Planning Cycle: Patterns of Pre-incident Behaviors January 2017 Smith, Brent; Damphousse, Kelly; Roberts, Paxton Book Chapter
Financial Activities Linked to Persons from Sweden and Denmark who Joined Terrorist Groups in Syria and Iraq During the Period 2013-2016 January 2017 Ranstorp, Magnus Report
Terrorism and the Internet January 2017 LaFree, Gary Journal Article
The Role of Anger in the Radicalization of Terrorists January 2017 Davenport, Cory Book Chapter
Countering Terrorism: No Simple Solutions January 2017 LaFree, Gary; Crenshaw, Martha Book
Oil and Terrorism: An Investigation of Mediators December 2016 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Criminal Justice & Military Deaths at the Hands of Extremists November 2016 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William Background Report
American Jihadi Terrorism: A Comparison of Homicides and Unsuccessful Plots November 2016 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Changing Organizational Structures of Jihadist Networks in the Netherlands October 2016 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
START Annual Meeting 2016: Quick-Fire Presentation - Terrorism and Radicalization October 2016 Lemieux, Anthony; Koven, Barnett S.; Ackerman, Gary; LaFree, Gary; Ligon, Gina Scott; Satana, Nil; James, Patrick; Simi, Peter; Breiger, Ronald; Chermak, Steven Presentation
Infographic: Temporal Sequencing, Incident Sophistication, and Terrorist Outcomes October 2016 Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff Research Brief
Another Look at Jujitsu Politics September 2016 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Discussion Point
American Deaths in Terrorist Attacks, 1995-2015 September 2016 Miller, Erin; Jensen, Michael Fact Sheet
Dynamic Forecasting Conditional Probability of Bombing Attacks Based on Time-Series and Intervention Analysis August 2016 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
NGO Interventions: Influences on Terrorist Activity August 2016 Hodwitz, Omi Journal Article
Repression, Education, and Politically Motivated Cyberattacks August 2016 Young, Joseph; Asal, Victor Journal Article
The War Within: A Look Inside al-Qaeda's Undoing August 2016 Brachman, Jarret Book
45 Years of Terrorism: Terrorist Attacks 1970-2015, Concentration and Intensity July 2016 Kammerer, William Map
A Community Level Comparison of Terrorism Movements in the United States July 2016 Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff; Fitzpatrick, Kevin; Roberts, Paxton Journal Article
Spatial Distribution of Minority Communities and Terrorism July 2016 Arva, Bryan; Piazza, James A. Journal Article
The Evolution of Prosociality and Parochialism After Violence July 2016 Mironova, Vera Journal Article
Determining Extremist Organizations' Likelihood of Conducting Cyber Attacks June 2016 Washburn, Rhyner; Sin, Steve Conference Paper
Data-Driven System Identification of the Social Network Dynamics in Online Postings of an Extremist Group June 2016 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Conference Paper
Terrorist Attacks Show Biggest Decline in a Decade; But Let's Wait Before Celebrating June 2016 Miller, Erin; LaFree, Gary; Jensen, Michael Discussion Point
Syria Barometer Survey: Opinions about War in Syria and about Radical Action June 2016 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia START Reports
Heat Map: Global Terrorism Database, Terrorist Attacks 2015, Concentation and Intensity June 2016 Kammerer, William Map
Terrorist Attacks Targeting Critical Infrastructure in the United States, 1970-2015 June 2016 Miller, Erin START Reports
The New Face of Political Islam in Central Asia: The Rise of Islamo-democrats May 2016 Karagiannis, Emmanuel Journal Article
Extreme Hatred: Revisiting the Hate Crime and Terrorism Relationship May 2016 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Research Brief
Patterns of Terrorism in the United States, 1970-2014 May 2016 Miller, Erin START Reports
Measurement Issues in the Study of Terrorism: Introducing the Special Issue April 2016 LaFree, Gary; Freilich, Joshua Journal Article
Reporting Practices of Journal Articles that Include Interviews with Extremists April 2016 Ligon, Gina Scott; Simi, Peter Journal Article
Terrorism in the News: The Efficiency and Impact of Sampling Methods on Data Collection and Content Analysis April 2016 Parkin, William Journal Article
Commitment to Extremist Ideology: Using Factor Analysis to Move Beyond Binary Measures of Extremism April 2016 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Speaking Truth to Sources: Introducing a Method for the Quantitative Evaluation of Open Sources in Event Data April 2016 Ackerman, Gary; Pinson, Lauren Journal Article
The Impact of the Boston Marathon Bombings on Willingness to Cooperate With the Police April 2016 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Democracy, Inclusion and Failure in Counterinsurgency April 2016 Deloughery, Kathleen; Sin, Steve; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Fear and Anger Elicited by Terrorist Attack: The Power of Jujitsu Politics March 2016 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia White Paper
Is This Terrorism? / Why Does It Matter? February 2016 Miller, Erin Discussion Point
U.S. Muslim Opinion Over Time: Final Report February 2016 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia START Reports
Organizational-Level Characteristics in Right-Wing Extremist Groups in the United States Over Time February 2016 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Asal, Victor Journal Article
What Comes after ISIS? A Peace Proposal January 2016 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
Terrorism January 2016 Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
Targeting Strategies in Single-Issue Bomb Attacks January 2016 Wilson, Margaret Journal Article
Why ISIS' Message Resonates: Leveraging Islam, Socio-Political Catalysts and Adaptive Messaging January 2016 Ligon, Gina Scott Journal Article
The Drone Debate: A Primer on the U.S. Use of Unmanned Aircraft Outside Conventional Battlefields December 2015 Colon, Carlos Rafael Book
Be Careful What You Ask For: 10 Years at START November 2015 LaFree, Gary Discussion Point
Deadlier in the U.S.? On Lone Wolves, Terrorist Groups, and Attack Lethality November 2015 Phillips, Brian Journal Article
Constructing Terrorism: From Fear and Coercion to Anger and Jujitsu Politics November 2015 McCauley, Clark Report
Mass-Fatality, Coordinated Attacks Worldwide, and Terrorism in France November 2015 Miller, Erin Background Report
Terrorism in Mali November 2015 Miller, Erin Fact Sheet
American Deaths in Terrorist Attacks October 2015 Miller, Erin; Jensen, Michael Fact Sheet
The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements October 2015 della Porta, Donatella Book
Bruce Hoffman and Fernando Reinares (Eds.): The Evolution of the Global Terrorist Threat: From 9/11 to Osama bin Laden's Death September 2015 Moghadam, Assaf Book Review
Responding to Terrorism? Human Rights Organization Shaming and Terrorist Attacks September 2015 Deloughery, Kathleen; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Reactions of Oklahoma City Bombing Survivors to Media Coverage of the September 11, 2001 Attacks September 2015 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Pfefferbaum, Rose Journal Article
The Closing of Open Minds: Need for Closure Moderates the Impact of Uncertainty Salience on Outgroup Discrimination September 2015 Kruglanski, Arie Journal Article
A Tale of Two Caliphates: Al-Qaida and its Associated Movement vs. the Islamic State and its Associated Movement September 2015 Braniff, William Presentation
Overview: Terrorism in 2014 August 2015 Miller, Erin Background Report
Taking the Sinai Province of the Islamic State Seriously Without Helping it Destabilize Egypt August 2015 Kane, Sheehan; Braniff, William Discussion Point
Western Muslims Volunteering to fight in Syria and Iraq: Why do they go, and what should we do? July 2015 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Journal Article
Use of Firearms in Terrorist Attacks in the United States 1970-2014 July 2015 Miller, Erin Background Report
What Do The Dead Say? The Architecture of Salvific Discourses in Post-Genocide Rwanda June 2015 Stevenson, John Journal Article
Preventing and Treating Radicalization: A Two Volume Review June 2015 Kruglanski, Arie Book Review
Heat Map: Global Terrorism Database, Terrorist Attacks 2014, Concentation and Intensity June 2015 Kammerer, William Map
Terrorism Trends with a Focus on Energy and Mining June 2015 Pate, Amy Research Brief
The Influence of External and Internal Correlates on the Organizational Death of Domestic Far-Right Extremist Groups May 2015 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Media Effects: Do Terrorist Organizations Launch Foreign Attacks in Response to Levels of Press Freedom or Press Attention? May 2015 Asal, Victor Journal Article
Regime Type and Terrorist Attacks May 2015 Chenoweth, Erica Book Chapter
Examining the Effect of Repressive and Conciliatory Government Actions on Terrorism Activity in Israel May 2015 Parkin, William Journal Article
Quantifying and Qualifying Charisma: A Theoretical Framework for Measuring the Presence of Charismatic Authority in Terrorist Groups May 2015 Hofmann, David Journal Article
Discussion Point: Communities on the Front Lines Against Terrorism May 2015 Beutel, Alejandro Discussion Point
Introducing the Special Issue on New Directions in Terrorism Research May 2015 Freilich, Joshua Journal Article
Understanding Terrorism Innovation and Learning: Al-Qaeda and Beyond April 2015 Ranstorp, Magnus Book
'Defensive Liberal Wars’: The Global War on Terror and the Return of Illiberalism in American Foreign Policy March 2015 Singh, Rashmi Journal Article
Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Slight March 2015 Ackerman, Gary Discussion Point
The Determinants of Domestic Right-Wing Terrorism in the USA: Economic Grievance, Societal Change and Political Resentment March 2015 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Validation of the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative: Identifying Suspicious Activities from the Extremist Crime Database (ECDB) and the American Terrorism Study (ATS) February 2015 Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Roberts, Paxton; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William START Reports
Repression and Terrorism: A Cross-National Empirical Analysis of Types of Repression and Domestic Terrorism February 2015 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Building Terrorism from Social Ties: The Dark Side of Social Capital February 2015 Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Enemies with Benefits? Violent Rivalry and Terrorist Group Longevity January 2015 Phillips, Brian Journal Article
Putting Terrorism in Context: Lessons from the Global Terrorism Database (Contemporary Terrorism Studies) January 2015 Miller, Erin; LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Book
Boko Haram: An Assessment of Strengths, Vulnerabilities, and Policy Options January 2015 Pate, Amy START Reports
Statistical Analysis of Event Data Concerning Boko Haram in Nigeria (2009-2013) January 2015 Stevenson, John START Reports
Terrorist Attacks on Educational Institutions December 2014 Miller, Erin Background Report
Ethnic Groups, Political Exclusion and Domestic Terrorism December 2014 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Terrorist Attacks in the U.S. between 1970 and 2013: Data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) November 2014 Miller, Erin Research Brief
ISIL: Branding, Leadership Culture and Lethal Attraction November 2014 Ligon, Gina Scott; Simi, Peter START Reports
Who Tortures the Terrorists? Transnational Terrorism and Military Torture October 2014 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Say Terrorist, Think Insurgent: Labeling and Analyzing Contemporary Terrorist Actors October 2014 Moghadam, Assaf Journal Article
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Research Highlight October 2014 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley Research Brief
Patterns of Terrorism in the United States, 1970-2013 October 2014 Miller, Erin START Reports
Jihadists and WMD: a re-evaluation of the future threat October 2014 Ackerman, Gary Journal Article
Ethnicity and Altruism after Violence: The Contact Hypothesis in Kosovo October 2014 Mironova, Vera Journal Article
Internally Displaced Populations and Suicide Terrorism October 2014 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Tyrants and Terrorism: Why Some Autocrats are Terrorized While Others are Not September 2014 Young, Joseph Journal Article
Opening Yourself Up: The Role of External and Internal Transparency in Terrorism Attacks September 2014 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
How Many Suicide Terrorists are Suicidal? August 2014 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
Local Approaches to Counterterrorism: The New York Police Department Model August 2014 Dahl, Erik Journal Article
Terrorism Research: The Record July 2014 Crenshaw, Martha Journal Article
Terrorist Group Cooperation and Longevity June 2014 Phillips, Brian Journal Article
Far-right Violence in the United States: 1990-2013 June 2014 Gruenewald, Jeffrey; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William Fact Sheet
Heat Map: Global Terrorism Database, Terrorist Attacks 2013, Concentation and Intensity June 2014 Kammerer, William Map
State Capacity and Terrorism: A Two-Dimensional Approach May 2014 Young, Joseph Journal Article
Country Reports on Terrorism 2013: Annex of Statistical Information May 2014 Miller, Erin; LaFree, Gary START Reports
Project Fact Sheet: Terrorism and Extremist Violence in the U.S. Database and Portal May 2014 LaFree, Gary; Braniff, William Project Fact Sheet
County-level Correlates of Terrorism in the United States, 1990-2010 May 2014 LaFree, Gary Research Brief
The Future of Terrorism Research: A Review Essay May 2014 Gruenewald, Jeffrey; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
The nexus between terrorism and product counterfeiting in the United States May 2014 Sullivan, Brandon; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Configuring Legitmacy: A Framework fo Legitimation in Armed Conflict April 2014 Asal, Victor Book
Modalities of National Sovereignty: Territorial Nationalism versus Islamic Fundamentalism in Muslim-Majority Countries April 2014 Moaddel, Mansoor Report
Lying About Terrorism April 2014 Young, Joseph Journal Article
How Women Engage Homegrown Terrorism April 2014 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Terrorist Suspect Religious Identity and Public Support for Harsh Interrrogation and Detention Practices April 2014 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Policing terrorism and police–community relations: views of the Arab minority in Israel March 2014 Weisburd, David Journal Article
One Cheer for Classical Realism, or Toward a Power Politics of Religion March 2014 Henne, Peter Book Chapter
Suicide Bombers – Martyrs, Heroes or Victims? March 2014 Singh, Rashmi Book Chapter
Building Disaster Resilience: Steps Toward Sustainability January 2014 Cutter, Susan Journal Article
Massive Online Open Course: Understanding Terrorism and the Terrorist Threat January 2014 LaFree, Gary; Braniff, William Project Fact Sheet
Homegrown Terrorism in the United States January 2014 Freilich, Joshua; Belli, Roberta; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Trends in Israeli policing: terrorism, community, victimization and crime control January 2014 Weisburd, David Journal Article
Terrorist Attacks in the U.S. between 1970 and 2012: Data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) January 2014 Miller, Erin Research Brief
Terrorism and the Olympics: Sochi, Russia 2014 January 2014 Miller, Erin Background Report
Inspire Magazine: A Critical Analysis of its Significance and Potential Impact Through the Lens of the Information, Motivation, and Behavioral Skills Model January 2014 Lemieux, Anthony; Brachman, Jarret Journal Article
Children of Terrorism Survivors: Physiological Reactions Seven Years following a Terrorist Incident January 2014 Pfefferbaum, Betty Book Chapter
State Terrorism Research and Critical Terrorism Studies: An Assessment January 2014 Crenshaw, Martha Book Chapter
Intelligence-led policing and forces of organisational change in the USA December 2013 Carter, Jeremy G. Journal Article
How the Replication Debate Applies to Terrorism Studies December 2013 James, Patrick; Henne, Peter Op-ed
Simultaneous Attacks by Terrorist Organisations December 2013 Deloughery, Kathleen Journal Article
Transnational Islamist Networks: Western Fighters in Afghanistan, Somalia and Syria December 2013 Karagiannis, Emmanuel Journal Article
Is all Jihad Local? Transnational Contention and Political Violence in Somalia November 2013 Henne, Peter Book Chapter
Far-Right Lone Wolf Homicides in the United States November 2013 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Discussion Point: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Methodological Advancements in Data Collection and Coding: Insights from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) November 2013 Jensen, Michael Discussion Point
Decisions in disaster recovery operations November 2013 Zhuang, Jun Book Chapter
Armed Assault at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) November 2013 Miller, Erin Fact Sheet
How Community Ties Influence Terrorist Targeting of Civilians November 2013 Brooks, Risa Research Brief
Autocracies and Terrorism: Conditioning Effects of Authoritarian Regime-Type on Terrorist Attacks October 2013 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Research Highlight: U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism Before and After the April 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings October 2013 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley Research Brief
Research Highlight: Understanding Lone-actor Terrorism -- A Comparative Analysis with Violent Hate Crimes and Group-based Terrorism October 2013 Deloughery, Kathleen; King, Ryan; Asal, Victor Research Brief
Report: U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism Before and After the April 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings October 2013 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley START Reports
Transnational Terrorism October 2013 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Book
Discussion Point: Embrace "Big Data," but don't ignore the human element in data coding October 2013 Kennedy, Jonathan; Henne, Peter Discussion Point
Terrorism—A (self) love story: Redirecting the significance quest can end violence October 2013 Kruglanski, Arie; Gelfand, Michele Journal Article
Update on Geospatial Patterns of Antecedent Behavior among Perpetrators in the American Terrorism Study (ATS) October 2013 Smith, Brent; Damphousse, Kelly; Roberts, Paxton START Reports
Commitment and Extremism: A Goal Systemic Analysis September 2013 Kruglanski, Arie Journal Article
Explaining Terrorism: Causes, Processes and Consequences September 2013 Crenshaw, Martha Book
Al-Shabaab Attack on Westgate Mall in Kenya September 2013 Miller, Erin Background Report
August 2013 Security Threat to Americans Abroad August 2013 Miller, Erin Background Report
Intelligence and Surprise Attack: Failure and Success from Pearl Harbor to 9/11 and Beyond July 2013 Dahl, Erik Book
The psychological structure of aggression across cultures July 2013 Gelfand, Michele Journal Article
Crisis managers but not conflict resolvers: Mediating ethnic intrastate conflict in Africa July 2013 Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Lone-Offender Terrorists July 2013 LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Heat Map: Global Terrorism Database, Terrorist Attacks 2012, Concentation and Intensity June 2013 Kammerer, William Map
'Keep Wicked Calm and Carry the Hell On': Boston, Terrorism and the Rhetorical Power of Resilience June 2013 Bean, Hamilton; Keranen, Lisa Discussion Point
When terrorists target schools: An exploratory analysis of attacks on educational institutions June 2013 Wilson, Margaret Journal Article
The Stasi-Meinhof Complex? June 2013 Vielhaber, David Journal Article
Gender Ideologies and Forms of Contentious Mobilization in the Middle East May 2013 Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Counterterrorism Strategies and Democracy: Lessons for the US from the (Unfortunate) Example of Turkey May 2013 Satana, Nil Discussion Point
Research Highlight: Bombing and Arson Attacks by Environmental and Animal Rights Extremists in the United States, 1995-2010 May 2013 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William Research Brief
Research Highlight: Identifying the Characteristics of Communities Where Perpetrators Live and Pre-Incident Activity Occurs May 2013 Smith, Brent; Damphousse, Kelly; Fitzpatrick, Kevin; Roberts, Paxton Research Brief
Unpacking nonviolent campaigns : Introducing the NAVCO 2.0 dataset May 2013 Chenoweth, Erica Journal Article
Terrorism and Democracy May 2013 Chenoweth, Erica Journal Article
The Political Effectiveness of Non-State Violence: A Two-Level Framework to Transform a Deceptive Debate May 2013 Krause, Peter Journal Article
The Cost of Living and Terror: Does Consumer Price Volatility Fuel Terrorism? April 2013 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
An Overview of Bombing and Arson Attacks by Environmental and Animal Rights Extremists in the United States, 1995-2010 April 2013 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William START Reports
Terrorism and the North Caucasus: An Overview April 2013 Johns, Mila Background Report
Al-Qa'ida - Related Terrorism: Violent Incidents and Foiled Plots April 2013 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William Research Brief
Thinking Beyond Deterrence April 2013 Dugan, Laura Discussion Point
Apparent intended lethality: Toward a model of intent to harm in terrorist bomb attacks April 2013 Wilson, Margaret Journal Article
From Extremist to Terrorist: Identifying the Characteristics of Communities Where Perpetrators Live and Pre-Incident Activity Occurs April 2013 Smith, Brent; Damphousse, Kelly; Fitzpatrick, Kevin; Roberts, Paxton START Reports
Bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon April 2013 Miller, Erin; Smarick, Kathleen Background Report
Ethnic Conflict: An Organizational Perspective April 2013 Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Asal, Victor Journal Article
The Emerging Red-Green Alliance: Where Political Islam Meets the Radical Left March 2013 McCauley, Clark; Karagiannis, Emmanuel Journal Article
Research Highlight: U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism March 2013 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley Research Brief
County-level Correlates of Terrorism in the United States, 1990 to 2010 March 2013 LaFree, Gary START Reports
The thin red line March 2013 Johns, Mila Op-ed
Should START Researchers Embrace the Brain? February 2013 Ligon, Gina Scott; Simi, Peter Discussion Point
Characteristics of Lone-Wolf Violent Offenders: a Comparison of Assassins and School Attackers February 2013 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Journal Article
Religion, Government Coalitions, and Terrorism February 2013 Birnir, Johanna; Satana, Nil Journal Article
Conducting Terrorism Fieldwork on a Shoe-String Budget: Researching Suicide Terrorism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict February 2013 Singh, Rashmi Book Chapter
The Global Terrorism Database, 1970–2010 January 2013 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
The Dog that Doesn't Bark January 2013 Asal, Victor Discussion Point
Marvel’s Civil War: An Allegory of September 11 in the American Civil War Framework January 2013 Erdemandi, Max Journal Article
Regime Age and Terrorism: Are New Democracies Prone to Terrorism? January 2013 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Black Swans and Burstiness -- Countering Myths about Terrorism December 2012 LaFree, Gary Discussion Point
Analysis of Factors Related to Hate Crime and Terrorism December 2012 Deloughery, Kathleen; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; King, Ryan D.; Asal, Victor START Reports
The Discourse and Practice of ‘Heroic Resistance’ in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – The Case of Hamas December 2012 Singh, Rashmi Journal Article
Integrated United States Security Database (IUSSD): Data on the Terrorist Attacks in the United States Homeland, 1970 to 2011 December 2012 Miller, Erin; LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura START Reports
Types of Minority Discrimination and Terrorism November 2012 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
IUSSD: Data on the Terrorist Attacks in the United States Homeland 1970-2011 November 2012 Miller, Erin; LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura START Reports
Border Crossings and Terrorist Attacks in the United States: Lessons for Protecting against Dangerous Entrants November 2012 LaFree, Gary; Smarick, Kathleen START Reports
Beyond al-Qa'ida November 2012 Braniff, William Discussion Point
Forecasting the Use of Violence by Ethno–Political Organizations: Middle Eastern Minorities and the Choice of Violence, V. S. Subrahmanian, ed. November 2012 Wilkenfeld, Jonathan Book Chapter
Update on Geospatial Patterns of Precurrsor Behavior among Terrorists October 2012 Smith, Brent; Damphousse, Kelly; Roberts, Paxton START Reports
Public Health Consequences of Terrorism on Maternal-Child Health in New York City and Madrid October 2012 Sherrieb, Kathleen Journal Article
The Potential for Collaboration Between Islamists and Western Left-Wing Extremists: A theoretical and Empirical Introduction October 2012 Ackerman, Gary; Bale, Jeffrey Journal Article
Early Detection of Terrorism Outbreaks Using Prospective Space–Time Scan Statistics October 2012 Cutter, Susan Journal Article
Does Legitimacy Matter? Attitudes Towards Anti-American Violence in Eqypt, Morcco, and Indonesia September 2012 LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St.Paul August 2012 Weine, Stevan START Reports
Introducing 'Political Resilience' August 2012 McCauley, Clark Discussion Point
Terrorism and the Olympics July 2012 Miller, Erin Background Report
Measuring al-Qaeda: The Metrics of Terror June 2012 Singh, Rashmi Book Chapter
Who Prepares for Terrorism? April 2012 Mileti, Dennis; Bourque, Linda Journal Article
Examining the Relationship between General Social Survey (GSS) Measures and Far-Right Ideological Violence: A County-Level Analysis April 2012 Adamczyk, Amy; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William START Reports
Military Experience, Identity Discrepancies, and Far Right Terrorism: An Exploratory Analysis April 2012 Simi, Peter Journal Article
Exploring Gun Ownership as a Social Identity to Understanding the Perceived Media Influence of the Virginia Tech News Coverage on Attitudes toward Gun Control Policy April 2012 Atwell Seate, Anita Journal Article
When Politicians Sell Drugs: Examining Why Middle East Ethnopolitical Organizations Are Involved in the Drug Trade March 2012 Deloughery, Kathleen; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Cross-Classified Multilevel Models: An Application to the Criminal Case Processing of Indicted Terrorists March 2012 Johnson, Brian Journal Article
An Examination of the Effect of Perceived Risk on Preparedness Behavior March 2012 Mileti, Dennis; Bourque, Linda Journal Article
Examining the Relationship between the Presence of Hate Groups and the Presence of Violent Far-Right Perpetrators at the County Level March 2012 Adamczyk, Amy; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William START Reports
Terrorist and Non-Terrorist Criminal Attacks by Radical Environmental and Animal Rights Groups in the United States, 1970–2007 March 2012 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Journal Article
Guest Editorial: Processes of Radicalization and De-Radicalization March 2012 della Porta, Donatella; LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Assessing Terrorist Risks: Developing an Algorithm-Based Model for Law Enforcement January 2012 Journal Article
Games Rivals Play: International Terrorism in Rivalries January 2012 Piazza, James A.; Young, Joseph Journal Article
Hot Spots of Terrorism and Other Crimes in the United States,1970 to 2008 January 2012 LaFree, Gary START Reports
The Organizational Dynamics of Far-Right Hate Groups in the United States: Comparing Violent to Non-Violent Organizations December 2011 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven START Reports
American Terrorism and Extremist Crime Data Sources and Selectivity Bias: An Investigation Focusing on Homicide Events Committed by Far Right Extremists November 2011 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Generating Terrorism Event Databases: Results from the Global Terrorism Database, 1970 to 2008 November 2011 LaFree, Gary Book Chapter
Countering Myths about Terrorism: Some Lessons Learned from the Global Terrorism Database November 2011 LaFree, Gary Book Chapter
Quantitative approaches to the study of terrorism- Editor's Introduction November 2011 LaFree, Gary; Freilich, Joshua Journal Article
ETA Ceasefires by the Numbers October 2011 Miller, Erin; Smarick, Kathleen Background Report
Patterns of Intervention in Federal Terrorism Cases August 2011 Smith, Brent; Damphousse, Kelly START Reports
Geospatial Patterns of Precurrsor Behavior among Terrorists June 2011 Smith, Brent; Damphousse, Kelly; Fitzpatrick, Kevin; Roberts, Paxton START Reports
Poverty, Minority Economic Discrimination, and Domestic Terrorism March 2011 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Interfaith Programs on College Campuses: Lessons Learned March 2011 Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Smarick, Kathleen Research Brief
Characteristics of Communities where American Terrorists, Lived, Planned, and Conducted their Attacks February 2011 Smith, Brent; Damphousse, Kelly; Fitzpatrick, Kevin; Roberts, Paxton START Reports
2011 Research review January 2011 Research Review
Reactions to the War on Terrorism: Origin-Group Differences in the 2007 Pew Poll of U.S. Muslims January 2011 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
Incendiary Devices in Packages January 2011 Background Report
Terrorism Preparedness and Exposure Reduction since 9/11: The Status of Public Readiness in the United States January 2011 Mileti, Dennis; Bourque, Linda Journal Article
Grievance, Social Dominance Orientation, and Authoritarianism in the Choice and Justification of Terror Versus Protest November 2010 Lemieux, Anthony; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Veto Players and Terror November 2010 Young, Joseph; Dugan, Laura Journal Article
Terrorism Studies: A Reader November 2010 Braddock, Kurt Book
Democratic Pieces: Democratization and the Origins of Terrorism November 2010 Chenoweth, Erica Book Chapter
Why the United States is Targeted by Terrorism October 2010 Crenshaw, Martha Conference Paper
Political Islam in the Former Soviet Union: Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan Compared October 2010 Karagiannis, Emmanuel Journal Article
Reactions to the War on Terrorism: Ethnic Group Differences in the 2007 Pew Poll of American Muslims-Final Report October 2010 McCauley, Clark START Reports
The Security Dimension of Pakistan's Floods September 2010 Singh, Rashmi Journal Article
Apparent Intended Lethality: Toward a Behavioral Model of Intention to Harm in Single Issue Bombing Campaigns September 2010 Wilson, Margaret START Reports
Rethinking Violence: States and Non-State Actors in Conflict August 2010 Chenoweth, Erica Book
Party of Islamic liberation in the 'Stans. Review of Emmanuel Karagiannis, 'Political Islam in Central Asia' July 2010 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
Cross-National Patterns of Terrorism: Comparing Trajectories for Total, Attributed and Fatal Attacks, 1970-2006 July 2010 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Journal Article
On the 5th anniversary of the 7/7 London Transit Attack July 2010 Background Report
Across the Divide: Reflections of a Collaborative Class on Terrorism May 2010 Lemieux, Anthony Journal Article
On the Fifteenth Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing April 2010 Background Report
Terrorism and Party Systems in the States of India February 2010 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Making the Wrong Connection: The Determinants of Terrorist Targeting of Airplanes and Airports February 2010 Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Legault, Richard; Asal, Victor Conference Paper
Democracy, Foreign Policy, and Terrorism December 2009 Phillips, Brian Journal Article
Group Desistance from Terrorism: A Dynamic Perspective November 2009 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
Community and Family Approaches to Combating the Radicalization and Recruitment of Somali-American Youth and Young Adults: A Psychosocial Perspective November 2009 Weine, Stevan Journal Article
Losing your Audience: Desistance from Terrorism in Egypt after Luxor November 2009 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
Peace and Conflict 2010 November 2009 Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Gurr, Ted Robert Book
Hizballah as a Social Movement Organization: A Framing Approach November 2009 Karagiannis, Emmanuel Journal Article
U.S. Muslims after 9/11: Poll Trends 2001-2007 September 2009 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
Assessing the Effectiveness of Current De‐Radicalization Initiatives and Identifying Implications for the Development of U.S.‐Based Initiatives in Multiple Settings September 2009 Braddock, Kurt START Reports
Trajectories of Terrorism: Attack Patterns of Foreign Groups That Have Targeted the United States, 1970-2004 September 2009 LaFree, Gary; Crenshaw, Martha; Yang, Sue-Ming Journal Article
Old and New Terrorism August 2009 Neumann, Peter Book
The Empirical Study of Terrorism: Social and Legal Research August 2009 Ackerman, Gary; LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Research Review 2009 August 2009 Ackerman, Gary Research Review
Living in America as a Muslim after 9/11: Poll Trends 2001‐2007 August 2009 McCauley, Clark START Reports
The Geography of U.S. Terrorist Incidents, 1970-2004 July 2009 Cutter, Susan Journal Article
Economic Development, Poorly Managed Political Conflict and Terrorism in India May 2009 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Yes, No, and Maybe in the World of Terrorism Research: Reflections on the Commentaries May 2009 Kruglanski, Arie; Fishman, Shira Journal Article
Risk of Catastrophic Terrorism: An Extreme Value Approach April 2009 Mohtadi, Hamid Journal Article
Collaborative Online International Learning: The Example of a Course in the Psychology of Terrorism in the United States and Iran January 2009 Lemieux, Anthony Journal Article
Terrorism January 2009 Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
Alienation, Religion, Economics and Politics: Testing Theories of Radicalization in Polls of U.S. Muslims January 2009 McCauley, Clark START Reports
Joining Al Qaeda: Jihadist Recruitment in Europe December 2008 Neumann, Peter Book
"Oxygen of Publicity" and "Lifeblood of Liberty" Communication Scholarship on Mass Media Coverage of Terrorism for the Twenty-first Century November 2008 Keranen, Lisa Journal Article
Trends in Global Terrorism, 1970-2007 November 2008 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
Consenting to a Child's Decision to Join a Jihad: Insights from a Survey of Militant Families in Pakistan November 2008 Asal, Victor Journal Article
Tracking Global Terrorism, 1970-2004 November 2008 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
Incubators of Terror: Do Failed and Failing States Promote Transnational Terrorism? September 2008 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Global Jihadism: Theory and Practice September 2008 Brachman, Jarret Book
Anthrax in Transit: Practical Experience and Intellectual Exchange September 2008 Jones, Susan Journal Article
The Globalization of Martyrdom: Al Qaeda, Salafi Jihad, and the Diffusion of Suicide Attacks July 2008 Moghadam, Assaf Book
Book Review of S.A. Wright, Patriots, Politics, and the Oklahoma City Bombing July 2008 Freilich, Joshua Book Review
Search Engines: Terrorism's Killer App July 2008 Harwood, Paul; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Nonprofit Service Provision by Insurgent Organizations: The Cases of Hizballah and the Tamil Tigers June 2008 Flanigan, Shawn Journal Article
Circles Drawing Toward High Risk Activism: The Use of Usroh and Halaqa in Islamist Radical Movements May 2008 McLeod, Douglas M. Journal Article
Stochastic Opponent Modeling Agents: A Case Study with Hezbollah April 2008 Pate, Amy; Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Michael, Mary Conference Paper
Surveying State Police Agencies about Domestic Terrorism and Far-Right Extremists February 2008 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Research Brief
What's Special about U.S. Muslims? The War on Terrorism as Seen by Muslims in the United States, Morocco, Egypt, Pakistan, and Indonesia January 2008 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
Do Democracy and Free Markets Protect Us from Terrorism? January 2008 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
A Supply-Side View of Suicide Terrorism: A Cross-National Study January 2008 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
The Strategy of Terrorism: How it Works, and Why it Fails December 2007 Neumann, Peter Book
On Classifying Terrorism: A Potential Contribution of Cluster Analysis for Academics and Policymakers December 2007 Chenoweth, Erica Journal Article
New vs. Old Terrorism: A Critical Appraisal November 2007 Crenshaw, Martha Book Chapter
The Debate over "New" vs. "Old" Terrorism August 2007 Crenshaw, Martha Conference Paper
All Terrorism is Local: Resources, Nested Institutions, and Governance for Urban Homeland Security in the American Federal System August 2007 Chenoweth, Erica Journal Article
Book Review: Lutz, J. M., & Lutz, B. J. (2005). Terrorism: Origins and Evolution. June 2007 Chenoweth, Erica Book Review
Introducing the Global Terrorism Database May 2007 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Journal Article
The Impact of Terrorism on Italian Employment and Business Activity May 2007 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Journal Article
Political Paranoia Versus Political Realism: On Distinguishing between Bogus 'Conspiracy Theories' and Genuine Conspiratorial Politics February 2007 Bale, Jeffrey Journal Article
Terrorism and Global Security January 2007 Crenshaw, Martha Book Chapter
Strategic Terrorism: The Framework and Its Fallacies January 2007 Neumann, Peter Journal Article
Analyzing Catastrophic Terrorist Events with Applications to the Food Industry January 2007 Mohtadi, Hamid Book Chapter
The Media's Coverage of Domestic Terrorism November 2006 Gruenewald, Jeff; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Predictors of Support for Anti-Western Terrorism October 2006 Kruglanski, Arie; Fishman, Shira Research Brief
Charity as Resistance: Connections Between Charity, Contentious Politics, and Terror October 2006 Flanigan, Shawn Journal Article
Efficacy of Counterterrorism Approaches: Examining Northern Ireland October 2006 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Research Brief
War Versus Justice in Response to Terrorist Attacks September 2006 McCauley, Clark Book Chapter
Historical Perspective and Future Directions in Research on Psychiatric Consequences of Terrorism and Other Disasters September 2006 Pfefferbaum, Betty Book Chapter
Europe's Jihadist Dilemma July 2006 Neumann, Peter Journal Article
Expressive Responses to News Stories About Extremist Groups: A Framing Experiment July 2006 McLeod, Douglas M. Journal Article
Trauma, Grief, and Depression in Nairobi Children After the 1998 Bombing of the American Embassy July 2006 Pfefferbaum, Betty; Pfefferbaum, Rose Journal Article
A First Look at Domestic and International Global Terrorism Events, 1970-1997 May 2006 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Conference Paper
Researching Terrorist Networks April 2006 Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Mismeasuring Militias: Limitations of Advocacy Group Data and of State-Level Studies of Paramilitary Groups March 2006 Freilich, Joshua Journal Article
Terrorism Between "Syndrome" and "Tool" February 2006 Kruglanski, Arie; Fishman, Shira Journal Article
The Psychology of Terrorism: "Syndrome" Versus "Tool" Perspectives November 2005 Kruglanski, Arie Book Chapter
Have Motivations for Terrorism Changed? November 2005 Crenshaw, Martha Book Chapter
A Welcome Antidote November 2005 Crenshaw, Martha Op-ed
The Case of Ramzi Youssef November 2005 Ackerman, Gary Book Chapter
Identifying Cross-National Global Terrorist Hot Spots November 2005 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
Psychological Correlates of Support for Compromise: A Polling Study of Jewish-Israeli Attitudes toward Solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict October 2005 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
The Politics of Suicide Terrorism September 2005 McCauley, Clark Book Review
Personifying the Radical: How News Framing Polarizes Security Concerns and Tolerance Judgments July 2005 McLeod, Douglas M. Journal Article
Counterterrorism in Retrospect: Chronicle of a War Foretold July 2005 Crenshaw, Martha Book Review
Information, Trust, and Power: The Impact of Conflict Histories, Policy Regimes, and Political Institutions on Terrorism March 2005 Lichbach, Mark Journal Article
The Interplay between Terrorism, Nonstate Actors, and Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Exploration of the Pinkerton Database March 2005 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Journal Article
Holy Terror and Mass Killings? Reexamining the Motivations and Methods of Mass Casualty Terrorists March 2005 Asal, Victor Journal Article
Political Explanations January 2005 Crenshaw, Martha Journal Article
How Does Studying Terrorism Compare to Studying Crime? January 2004 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
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START Founding Director delivers Sutherland lecture at American Society of Criminology annual meeting Erin Copland
Climate change: Fueling terror and extremism
New editor will take on post for START-Oxford University Press book series Erin Copland
START research travels far in the cyber-physical domain Erin Copland
START launches new master’s degree program in security and terrorism studies Erin Copland
START strengthens ties to private industry with strategic partnership, publications, events
Institute for Economics and Peace releases 2020 Global Terrorism Index Erin Copland
A perfect storm for far-right extremism Arie W. Kruglanski, Karl Kaltenthaler
START and CHC Global to speak at IFTRIP LIVESTREAM 2020 Erin Copland
Global Terrorism Overview: Terrorism in 2019 Jessica Rivinius
New GTD data will be explored during July 9 webinar Jessica Rivinius
100 Days Later: COVID-19: Implications for Managing Terrorism and Asymmetric Threats Chris Holt, William Braniff, Jerry Smith
Kurt Braddock’s ‘Weaponized Words’ teaches how to outtalk a terrorist Monica Pizzo
START team develops dataset on cyberattacks against critical infrastructure Erin Copland
GIS research project seeks to combat drug cartels and gangs in Mexico and Central America Erin Copland
GTD informs Global Terrorism Index Jessica Rivinius
START, CINA and CAOE develop search tool for combatting cartels in Mexico and the Northern Triangle Emily Hilliard, Jessica Rivinius
Global terrorism decreases in 2018 as recent uptick in U.S. terrorist attacks was sustained Jessica Rivinius
UMD researchers win $1.5M Minerva Grant to understand social media information campaigns Jessica Rivinius
German FFO funds GTD Jessica Rivinius
START launches Terrorism 360 podcast Jessica Rivinius
Our shared reality is fraying Arie Kruglanski
Terrorist violence decreases worldwide in 2017, but remains historically high Jessica Stark Rivinius
GTD nominated for UMD's Invention of the Year Tiffany Hobson
Innovative START project wins UMD-TEC seed funding Zane Moses
Analyzing peace and civil conflict Zane Moses
U.S. perpetrators tend to attack close to home Jessica Stark Rivinius
Fact Sheet: American Deaths in Terrorist Attacks, 1995-2016
Proportion of terrorist attacks by religious and right-wing extremists on the rise in United States Jessica Stark Rivinius
Terrorist attack deaths increase in Iraq, the West, despite decrease worldwide Jessica Rivinius
US Muslims with radical opinions feel more alienated and depressed Jessica Rivinius
‘The Price of Certainty’ Jessica Rivinius
Equipping educators to understand mass violence and extremism Jessica Rivinius
Mohamed Nimer on the Americanization and Evolution of Islamism Valerie Snaman
Marginalization, discrimination create greater risk of radicalization for immigrants
New study examines FARC’s development of narco-submarines Valerie Snaman
START study leads to support for SLTT officials Jessica Rivinius
Bridging academia and policy to build better CVE programs Jessica Rivinius
Intern team authors peer-reviewed journal article on Hamas Jessica Rivinius
Terrorism in Belgium and Western Europe; Attacks against Transportation Targets; Coordinated Terrorist Attacks
START launches online course on terror-crime nexus and CBRN Beth Schwartz
News media affects how Muslims are perceived, treated Valerie Snaman
Is This Terrorism? / Why Does It Matter? Erin Miller
Fact Sheet: American Deaths in Terrorist Attacks Jessica Rivinius
A Smart Bomb in Every Garage? Driverless Cars and the Future of Terrorist Attacks Jeffrey W. Lewis
Terrorist attacks involving firearms more likely to be lethal than other types of attacks
DHS grant enables further work using physics to understand terrorist threats Jessica Rivinius
Tall Ambitions from the START Rachael Romano
START researchers earn $2.6 million NSF grant to investigate social media’s ability to predict political instability Jessica Rivinius
Majority of 2013 terrorist attacks occurred in just a few countries Jessica Rivinius
AQAM’s fatal attacks and violent plots in the US Jessica Rivinius
START launches infographic series with War on the Rocks
Research improves understanding of geographic clustering of terrorist attacks Laura Walker
START provides 2013 statistical annex for Country Reports on Terrorism Erin Miller, Travis Rudd
Discussion Point: Kansas City shootings constitute terrorism Michael Jensen
Discussion Point: Why isn't anyone calling this terrorism, still? Anthony Lemieux
START reaches out to dozens of middle and high schoolers Emily Smith
A grassroots approach to tackling violent extremism Charlotte Taylor
Researcher Spotlight: Risa Brooks Laura Walker
START executive director to testify before Congress on the state of al-Qaida Travis Rudd
Terrorism and the Olympics: Sochi, Russia 2014
Despite fewer attacks in Western world, global terrorism increasing
From carpentry to communication
Researcher analyzes how community ties impact terrorist groups’ targeting of civilians Laura Walker
START Newsletter: US beliefs before, after Boston bombings; Terrorist targeting of civilians; Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis
START study examines U.S. attitudes, beliefs before and after the Boston Marathon bombings
Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Jun Zhuang Keri Enriquez
Significant Terrorism Events in the News -- Nov. 1-20 Katharine Sobotka
White Paper: Perspectives on Terrorism and Responses to It Jessica Rivinius
START seeking 2014 Outstanding Article Award nominations Jessica Rivinius
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Junior Radicalization Researcher
Rigid cultural values related to greater number of terrorist attacks Jessica Rivinius
Al-Shabaab Attack on Westgate Mall in Kenya
START to offer Massive Open Online Course Jessica Rivinius
Significant Terrorism Events in the News: September 2013 Katharine Sobotka
START researchers awarded top honors for applying marketing framework to violent groups Jessica Rivinius
Discussion Point: It's not Big Data, but Little Data, that Prevents Terrorist Attacks Erik Dahl
New study examines terrorism in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand Emily Smith
White Paper: A Multi-Layer Assessment of Terrorism in its Current and Future Manifestation
Braniff presents "Conceptual Frameworks for Understanding Global Jihadism" Emily Smith
Gary LaFree in 'The Five Myths of Global Terrorism' video for the World Economic Forum
Braniff offers Congressional testimony
Researcher Spotlight: Daniella Fridl
Hybrid political criminal organizations pose RN smuggling threat
START study assesses attacks by environmental and animal rights extremists Emily Smith
Policy specialist takes on new challenge with START's Graduate Certificate Emily Smith
Discussion Point: 'Keep Wicked Calm and Carry the Hell On': Boston, Terrorism and the Rhetorical Power of Resilience Hamilton Bean, Lisa Keranen
Discussion Point: Counterterrorism Strategies and Democracy: Lessons for the US from the (Unfortunate) Example of Turkey Nil Satana
START provides statistical annex for Country Reports on Terrorism
Can verbal communication quell terrorist violence?
New START study examines communities where terrorists lived, planned and prepared
Jeffrey Lewis discusses history and culture behind suicide bombings Mary Beck
Researcher Spotlight: Erik Dahl
Assessing the likelihood of Hate Crime in wake of Boston Attacks
Discussion Point: Thinking Beyond Deterrence Laura Dugan
Discussion Point: From the Caucasus to Boston and Beyond Gordon Hahn
Research Highlight: Al-Qa'ida-Related Terrorism - Violent Incidents and Foiled Plots
Secretary Janet Napolitano visits START Andres Feijoo
Hegghammer explains variation in western jihadists J.R. Taylor
New report examines relationship between county characteristics and incidents of terrorism
New Book: European and American Extreme Right Groups and the Internet
START's training events help others understand terrorism J.R. Taylor
START researcher explores how terrorism affects democracy, compares Turkey and US Mary Beck
DHS renews support for the Integrated U.S. Security Database (IUSSD) Andres Feijoo
Intern Spotlight: Rick Magill Catherine Llamido
START to expand social media presence Mary Beck
Trends in terrorism in the U.S.: New report analyzes terrorist attack data 1970-2011
Discussion Point: The Dog that Doesn't Bark Victor Asal
Researcher Spotlight: Amy Pate Jessica Rivinius
Border Crossings and Terrorist Attacks in the US
Discussion Point: Black Swans and Burstiness—Countering Myths about Terrorism Gary LaFree
Study shows hate crimes more likely to occur after terrorist attacks
Researcher Spotlight: Michele Gelfand Emily Bonta
First-of-its-kind index ranks countries for impact of terrorism
Discussion Point: Beyond al-Qa'ida Bill Braniff
Terrorists act locally
Detecting deception
Research Roundtable details the patterns of terrorism worldwide Emily Bonta
State Department contracts START to provide terrorism data and analysis
START receives DHS Spirit of Excellence Award
Discussion Point: Terrorism Studies is not a Sub-Discipline Fernando Reinares
START director addresses common myths of terrorism Emily Bonta
Understanding conflict management in India
Researcher Spotlight: Nil Satana Catherine Llamido
New data reveals al-Qaida-linked groups among most active terrorist groups in the world
New journal is a resource for Global Terrorism Research Sarah May
START director to lecture on contrasting nature of terrorism Emily Bonta
Terrorism: A Self-Love Story Catherine Llamido
Database Spotlight: Minorities at Risk Organizational Behavior (MAROB) Sacha Ginsberg
Remittances and the financing of terrorism in Sub-Saharan Africa Catherine Llamido
CBRN terrorism by non-state actors Sacha Ginsberg
Discussion Point: Introducing 'Political Resilience' Clark McCauley
Black Swans and Burstiness: Oct. 4 Lecture
Database Spotlight: Radiological and Nuclear Non-State Adversaries (RANNSAD) Emily Bonta
START researchers awarded nearly $1 million to improve effectiveness of emergency alert text messaging Nicholas Munson
Policing Terrorism Emily Bonta
Terrorism Studies Minor information sessions
Far-right Violence in the United States: 1990-2010
'Carrot' Works Better than 'Stick' Against Terror in Israel
LaFree speaks at National Institute of Justice conference Emily Bonta
Olympics and Terrorism
START research examines history of terrorism and the Olympic Games Emily Bonta
START interns prepare for capstone presentations Mary Beck
Database Spotlight: Muslim Public Opinion and Public Opinion in the Islamic World on Terrorism, al Qaeda and U.S. Policies Nicholas Munson
START Intern Profiles: July
Student researches ties between terrorism and the Olympics Emily Bonta
START hosts expert panel and career symposium on innovation in homeland security Samantha Goldman
START to begin monthly series highlighting Dataverse data collections
Al-Qaida's fatal terrorism under Osama bin Laden
Working with al-Qaeda Documents: An Analyst's View before 9/11 Jessica Rivinius
START's website proves valuable, well-used resource
Earn a graduate certificate through START
Researcher spotlight: Brandon Behlendorf Kelly Kline
Terrorism studies program takes students to tour the Pentagon Samantha Goldman
START investigator and former TRA recipient publish book on the mobilization of right-wing extremism Samantha Goldman
START research informs Senate report on Chesser
START accepting applications for new scholarship program Claire Simon
Top-ranked criminology journal features START research Jessica Rivinius
START researcher to publish book on suicide bombings Claire Simon
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Senior Research Associate
Terrorism studies minor now accepting applications Kelly Kline
Urban U.S. counties hot spots of terror, but rural areas are not exempt Jessica Rivinius
Exposed to new perspectives - Katiria Ortiz's Australian Experience Claire Simon
Leading terrorism expert discusses mobilization of women into terrorist networks Samantha Goldman
New research examines financial crime and political extremism
Terrorism studies graduate certificate application deadline is quickly approaching Kelly Kline
START researcher invited to discuss terrorists' motivations Claire Simon
DHS renews support for START terrorism research for next five years
LaFree comments on terrorist imprisonment
Violent extremism in the U.S.
START investigators present research at national conference
Terrorism expert discusses new research during START Seminar Claire Simon
LaFree Discusses Terrorism Myths and Realities
START researchers brief Swedish delegation
Fahey discusses political instability, state capacity and terrorism
START Releases 2011 Research Review
START Assesses Impact of 9/11
START Researchers Participate in Session on Psychology of Terrorism
START Researchers Present at American Political Science Association Annual Conference
START Investigators Participate in 2011 American Sociological Association Annual Conference
START Announces 2011-2012 Terrorism Research Award Participants
START responds to White House report on preventing violent extremism
START Director Gary LaFree Comments on Terrorism Research Before and After 9/11
START releases new data collections
New START Project to Focus on Extremist Violence in U.S. Counties
Spring 2011 START Bulletin Now Available
Position Opening: Special Projects Program Manager
Summer Course Offerings
2011-2012 Background Report Undergraduate Terrorism Analysis Training (UTAT) Program Application Deadline Extended
Summer and Fall Internship Opportunities with START and the GTD
**START Releases 2010 Update to the Global Terrorism Database**
New, Updated Data on Global Terrorist Activity Now Available
New Report Highlights the Challenges of Tracking Terrorism Events: GTD Indicates Global Terrorism Fatalities Up, Not Down
START Featured in DHS S&T Snapshots
Applications Now Being Accepted from UMaryland Undergraduates for Terrorism Studies Minor Program
Justice Research and Statistics Association Features a Profile of START
START Partners with ICPSR to Launch Terrorism & Preparedness Data Resource Center
"Peace and Conflict" Features Research from START Investigators
START Director LaFree Discusses Terrorist Behavior on Kojo Nnamdi Show
START Announces 2007-08 Fellowship Awards
Post-Doc Opportunity for Information Management Expert for Data Archive
START Welcomes New Advisory Board Member
START Researchers Honored with Best Paper Award by IEEE
Application information for START 2006-07 Fellowships now available
DHS Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Dr. Charles E. McQueary, speaks to START
START to Mark Official Launch of Offices with Public Remarks
START Announces Fellowships for 2005-06
White House Science and Technology Director Addresses Need for Innovations to Combat Terrorism
START Hosts DHS Faculty/Student Research Teams
START Partners with Maryland Leadership Institute
Image Title Job Title Institution
Amy Iandiorio Amy Iandiorio

Researcher, GTD

 University of Maryland
Anita Atwell Seate

Assistant Professor, University of Maryland

Affiliate Assistant Professor, START

 University of Maryland
Anthony Lemieux Anthony Lemieux

Associate Professor of Communication and Lead Researcher of the Transcultural Conflict and Violence Program

 Georgia State University
Benjamin Evans

Faculty Research Assistant, Global Terrorism Database, START

 University of Maryland
Brandon Behlendorf Brandon Behlendorf

Assistant Professor, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, SUNY Albany

 University at Albany, State University of New York
Erin MIller Erin Miller

GTD Program Manager, START

 University of Maryland
Gary LaFree

Founding Director, START; Chair, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

 University of Maryland
Gina Scott Ligon Gina Scott Ligon

Director of National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE); Jack and Stephanie Koraleski Professor of Collaboration Science, UNO

 University of Nebraska Omaha
Herbert Tinsley

Analyst, Government Accountability Office
Jacob Loewner

Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Jeff Gruenewald

Associate Professor and Director of the Terrorism Research Center, University of Arkansas

 University of Arkansas
John Sawyer John Sawyer

Director of Strategic Corporate Research Relationships

 University of Maryland
Photo of Joe Oudin Joseph Oudin

Data Collection Manager

Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Joshua Freilich

Professor

 John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
Karina Panyan

Research Assistant, Global Terrorism Database (GTD), START

 University of Maryland
Katy Lindquist

Principal Research Scientist, NSI Inc.
Laura Dugan Laura Dugan

Ralph Mershon Professor of Human Security and Professor of Sociology 

 The Ohio State University
Marcus A. Boyd

Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Director, START

Director of Graduate Studies, START

 University of Maryland
Margaret Hayden Margaret Hayden

Researcher, GTD

 University of Maryland
Martha Crenshaw Martha Crenshaw

Researcher, Political Science/International Relations

 Stanford University
Max Erdemandi

Ph.D. Student, Communication Science and Social Cognition

 University of Maryland
Michael Jensen

Senior Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Michelle Jacome Michelle Jacome

Operations Officer on International Finance Cooperation at the World Bank
Oleksiy Krylyuk photo Oleksiy Krylyuk

Researcher, GTD

 University of Maryland
Peter Simi

Associate Professor, Chapman University

Director, Earl Babbie Research Center

 Chapman University
Prabhakar Misra Prabhakar Misra

Professor of Physics

 Howard University
R. Karl Rethemeyer R. Karl Rethemeyer

Associate Professor of Public Administration & Policy

 University at Albany, State University of New York
Salma Bouziani

Project Manager/Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Samuel D. Henkin

Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Stevan Weine Stevan Weine

Professor of Psychiatry

 University of Illinois at Chicago
Tyler Yates Tyler Yates

Researcher, Global Terrorism Database (GTD)

 University of Maryland
Victor Asal

Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of Public Administration

 University at Albany, State University of New York
Photo of William Braniff William Braniff

Department Chair, START Director

Professor of the Practice, University of Maryland

Editorial Board, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague

Research Advisory Board, RESOLVE Network

Independent Advisory Committee (IAC), Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)

International Advisory Board, Hedayah Center

 University of Maryland
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