What explains popular support for political violence in the contemporary United States,
particularly the anti-institutional mob that attacked the US Capitol in January 2021? Recent …

A variety of theories attempt to explain why some individuals radicalize along religious lines.
Few studies, however, have jointly put these diverse hypotheses under empirical scrutiny …

This study investigates the relationship between employees' perceptions of the threat of
terrorism and job performance, as well as a potential mediating effect of job-related anxiety …

How natural disasters affect politics in develo** countries is an important question, given
the fragility of fledgling democratic institutions in some of these countries as well as likely …

Experts argue that the internet has provided expanded opportunities for violent extremist
groups to propagandize and recruit. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, is an …

Today, regional parties in India win nearly as many votes as national parties. In Why
Regional Parties?, Professor Adam Ziegfeld questions the conventional wisdom that …

The last few years have witnessed an increase in democratic “backsliding” in the United
States—a decline in the quality of democracy, typically accompanied by an influx of non …

Despite intense efforts by intelligence agencies and countless conferences, articles, and
books, fundamental aspects of terrorism remain unclear: What identifies terrorists before …

This article investigates the role religious beliefs play in leading European Muslims to justify
terrorism, using survey data collected in twenty-one countries. Results show that the factors …

This analysis uses survey data representing three of the world's most populous Muslim
majority countries to challenge conventional wisdom on what shapes Muslim public opinion …