This work explores the cerebral structures involved in the appreciation of music. We studied
six young healthy subjects (right handed, French, without musical talent), using a high …

Scholarly literature on terrorism is analysed in its full scope with three main goals:(i) to
objectively determine the structural makeup of the field,(ii) to document its current and past …

A highly original history of the least understood and most intractable form of organised
human aggression, from ancient Rome to our present conflict-ridden world We think we …

This overview examines critically the post-9/11 empirical literature on terrorism. Major
contributions by both economists and political scientists are included. We focus on five main …

How effective is terrorism? This question has generated lively scholarly debate and is of
obvious importance to policy-makers. However, most existing studies of terrorism are not …

Every time a major violent act takes place in the United States, a public debate erupts as to
whether it should be considered terrorism. Political scientists have offered a variety of …

This article presents an eclectic review of the analytical study of terrorism that views all
agents as rational decisionmakers. This analytical literature began in earnest with the …

There is a heated debate on whether immigration is associated with domestic and
transnational terrorism. As of yet, however, we lacked rigorous evidence that could inform …

The dominant discourse on the security implications of climate change has asserted that
acute environmental scarcity—such as that caused by drought—causes political violence. In …

Although violent organizations often use terrorism as a means to achieve political aims,
recent studies suggest the tactic is ineffective because it fails to help groups gain …