European Converts to Islam: An Evolving Threat?
Using newspaper reports and interviews with scholars, security experts, mullahs and imams, journalists, diplomats, government officials, and converts, this project assessed the phenomenon of Muslim...
View ArticleEmpirical Assessment of Domestic Radicalization (EADR)
The Empirical Assessment of Domestic Radicalization (EADR) project uses a mixed-method, nested approach to explore a number of key research questions related to radicalization, including:
View ArticleEmpirical Assessment of Domestic Disengagement and Deradicalization (EAD3)
Building on the evaluation of individual radicalization processes begun in START’s current NIJ-funded Empirical Assessment of Domestic Radicalization (EADR) project, the START research team will employ...
View ArticleEffects of Uncertainty on Support for Religious Extremism
The need for cognitive closure is a function of an individual's desire for predictability, preference for order and structure, discomfort with ambiguity, decisiveness, and level of close-mindedness....
View ArticleDeveloping Academic Partnerships and Collaborative Research on Countering...
The purpose of this project is to work with Malaysian partners in order to enhance their ability to publish research findings in international fora and influence regional policy-making. It will also...
View ArticleDeradicalization of Extremists
Arie Kruglanski (University of Maryland) and Michele Gelfand (University of Maryland) will determine correlates and determinants of successful deradicalization programs and, conversely, what factors...
View ArticleDecision Making and Simulation
Using experimental research methods, this project explored factors that influence the likelihood that an individual would be willing to use, or justify the use of, terrorism and whether he/she could be...
View ArticleCountering Jihadist Ideology among Detainees: The Effects and Effectiveness...
Through existing relationships with leaders of the Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG), this research team had the opportunity to collect unique data from detainees who had been involved with Jemmah...
View ArticleCounter Radicalization of Scientists in CBRN-relevant Technical Fields
The purpose of this project is to enhance current efforts to prevent the exploitation of bio-scientists working in, or originating from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), by terrorists or other...
View ArticleCommunity-level Indicators of Radicalization: A Data and Measurement Workshop
Building upon past and current START research, this effort will expand START's work on the processes by which individuals are radicalized to explore whether there are common characteristics of local...
View ArticleCell Groups and Individual Radicalization in Indonesia, United Kingdom, and...
This project is a follow-up to previous START-supported work by McLeod. See The Role of the Media in the Recruitment of Terrorists: Mass Communication and the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Muslims...
View ArticleCampus Dialogues
Tensions among people from different religious communities -- stemming from differing beliefs, from distinct perspectives, and from misunderstandings -- have contributed to increased levels of...
View ArticleBuilding Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in...
The project (formally Violent Radicalization and Terrorist Recruitment in Somali-Americans) seeks to address the problem of violent radicalization and terrorist recruitment amongst members of a...
View ArticleAssessing the Effectiveness of Current De-Radicalization Initiatives and...
In recent years, substantial attention has been paid to how and why terrorism ends. The welcome development of an increase in research on a hitherto neglected area has occurred in parallel with the...
View ArticleA Comparative Study of Violent Extremism and Gangs
Speculation on the similarities between violent extremist groups and criminal gangs has grown in recent years. There are obvious parallels. Both groups involve illegal activities, especially violence,...
View ArticleEnhanced Data Collection Frameworks for Counterterrorism Effectiveness
START will conduct a three-part desk study culminating in the development of enhanced data collection frameworks for counterterrorism effectiveness. Part one will examine the state of empirical...
View ArticleEmpirical Assessment of Domestic Radicalization (EADR)
The Empirical Assessment of Domestic Radicalization (EADR) project uses a mixed-method, nested approach to explore a number of key research questions related to radicalization, including:
View ArticleEmpirical Assessment of Domestic Disengagement and Deradicalization (EAD3)
Building on the evaluation of individual radicalization processes begun in START’s current NIJ-funded Empirical Assessment of Domestic Radicalization (EADR) project, the START research team will employ...
View ArticleEffects of Uncertainty on Support for Religious Extremism
The need for cognitive closure is a function of an individual's desire for predictability, preference for order and structure, discomfort with ambiguity, decisiveness, and level of close-mindedness....
View ArticleDeveloping Academic Partnerships and Collaborative Research on Countering...
The purpose of this project is to work with Malaysian partners in order to enhance their ability to publish research findings in international fora and influence regional policy-making. It will also...
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