From 1968 to 1997, wealthy, advanced democracies generally did not suffer from high levels
of chronic terrorism, with two exceptions:(a) advanced democracies that interfered in other …

If there is agency and some decision-making process entailed in criminal behavior, then
what are the incentives for crime and for conformity, and what is their role in offending …

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 …

Whether upheld as heroic or reviled as terrorism, people have been willing to lay down their
lives for the sake of their groups throughout history. Why? Previous theories of extreme self …

Abstract In 2017–18, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) changed its domestic security
strategy in **njiang, escalating the use of mass detention, ideological re-education, and …

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 …

This study examines whether the homicides committed by far-right loner extremists (herein
“loners”) are different from a comparison set of homicides committed by other types of far …

This book offers a guide to interpreting available statistical data on terrorism attacks around
the world. The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) now includes more than 113,000 terrorist …

This study examines attempts by authorities to undermine overt collective challenges, such
as protests, riots, or armed attacks, by targeting activities that precede and/or support such …

Although the years since 9/11 have seen an significant increase in the contribution of
criminologists to the study of terrorist events, efforts to apply major criminological theories to …