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National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism

About: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Terrorism & Poison control. The organization has 49 authors who have published 63 publications receiving 5042 citations.


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TL;DR: To build collective resilience, communities must reduce risk and resource inequities, engage local people in mitigation, create organizational linkages, boost and protect social supports, and plan for not having a plan, which requires flexibility, decision-making skills, and trusted sources of information that function in the face of unknowns.
Abstract: Communities have the potential to function effectively and adapt successfully in the aftermath of disasters. Drawing upon literatures in several disciplines, we present a theory of resilience that encompasses contemporary understandings of stress, adaptation, wellness, and resource dynamics. Community resilience is a process linking a network of adaptive capacities (resources with dynamic attributes) to adaptation after a disturbance or adversity. Community adaptation is manifest in population wellness, defined as high and non-disparate levels of mental and behavioral health, functioning, and quality of life. Community resilience emerges from four primary sets of adaptive capacities—Economic Development, Social Capital, Information and Communication, and Community Competence—that together provide a strategy for disaster readiness. To build collective resilience, communities must reduce risk and resource inequities, engage local people in mitigation, create organizational linkages, boost and protect social supports, and plan for not having a plan, which requires flexibility, decision-making skills, and trusted sources of information that function in the face of unknowns.

3,592 citations

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TL;DR: The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is described, a previously unavailable open source data base that includes some 70,000 domestic and international incidents since 1970 is described and descriptive statistics on the contents of this new resource are provided.
Abstract: Compared to most types of criminal violence, terrorism poses special data collection challenges. In response, there has been growing interest in open source terrorist event data bases. One of the major problems with these data bases in the past is that they have been limited to international events—those involving a national or group of nationals from one country attacking targets physically located in another country. Past research shows that domestic incidents greatly outnumber international incidents. In this paper we describe a previously unavailable open source data base that includes some 70,000 domestic and international incidents since 1970. We began the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) by computerizing data originally collected by the Pinkerton Global Intelligence Service (PGIS). Following computerization, our research team has been working for the past two years to validate and extend the data to real time. In this paper, we describe our data collection efforts, the strengths and weaknesses of op...

547 citations

Book
14 Jan 2011
TL;DR: The author revealed that Osama bin Laden's death was caused by a mix of factors, including anthrax, not necessarily belonging to the same source, but the ideology itself was determined by a combination of factors.
Abstract: Chapter One: Introduction Section 1 Mechanisms of Individual Radicalization Chapter Two: Personal Grievance Chapter Three: Group Grievance Chapter Four: Slippery Slope Chapter Five: Love Chapter Six: Risk and Status Chapter Seven: Unfreezing Section 2 Mechanisms of Group Radicalization Chapter Eight: Group Polarization Chapter Nine: Group Competition Chapter Ten: Group Isolation Section 3 Mechanisms of Mass Radicalization Chapter Eleven: Jujitsu Chapter Twelve: Hate Chapter Thirteen: Martyrdom Section 4 Wrapping Up Chapter Fourteen: Osama bin Laden Chapter Fifteen: Them and Us

231 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a two-pyramids model that distinguishes radicalization of opinion from radicalisation of action, and then use this model to review three case histories of lone wolf terrorists.
Abstract: Research has shown that there is no profile of individual characteristics of group-based terrorists, but profiling the characteristics of lone wolf terrorists may yet be possible. In this article, we bring together suggestions about what a lone wolf profile might look like. We describe a two-pyramids model that distinguishes radicalization of opinion from radicalization of action, then use this model to review three case histories of lone wolf terrorists. We also review results comparing two kinds of mostly lone actor violent offenders: assassins and school attackers. Results highlight the gap between radical opinion and radical action, and suggest two profiles of lone wolf terrorists: disconnected-disordered are individuals with a grievance and weapons experience who are social loners and often show signs of psychological disorder; caring-compelled are individuals who strongly feel the suffering of others and feel a personal responsibility to reduce or avenge this suffering.

146 citations

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TL;DR: The importance of media in exacerbating aggressive attitudes and public policies in the context of intergroup relations is discussed, and the effect of perceptions of Muslims as aggressive on support for public policies harming Muslims domestically and internationally is discussed.
Abstract: Few studies have empirically examined how media stereotypes of Muslims influence Americans’ support for public policies exclusively harming Muslims. Across three studies, we tested the short-term and long-term effects of news portraying Muslims as terrorists on Americans’ support for public policies harming Muslims domestically and internationally. Study 1 revealed that exposure to news portraying Muslims as terrorists is positively associated with support for military action in Muslim countries. Study 2 revealed that exposure to news portraying Muslims as terrorists is positively associated with support for public policies that harm Muslims domestically and internationally; this effect was fully mediated by perceptions of Muslims as aggressive. Experimental results from Study 3 revealed that exposing participants to negative Muslim media footage, relative to neutral or no-video footage, increased perceptions of Muslims as aggressive, increased support for harsh civil restrictions of Muslim Americans, and...

116 citations


Authors

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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Fran H. Norris6915621254
Arie W. Kruglanski6542338850
Mo Wang6127413664
Betty Pfefferbaum4922512760
Gary LaFree451315884
Steven M. Chermak351213872
Laura Dugan30723648
Brooke Fisher Liu30803837
Victor Asal291292781
Joshua D. Freilich271122423
Rose L. Pfefferbaum20344312
Sophia Moskalenko17332161
Anthony F. Lemieux1539862
Michael J. Egnoto1232321
Gary Ackerman1242551
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
20214
20206
20196
20183
20178
20166