National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Response to Terrorism

College Park, United StatesEst. 2005202 staff

Leadership William Braniff (Director)

A research and education center within the University of Maryland. It aims to “advance science-based knowledge about the human causes and consequences of terrorism and serve as a leading resource for homeland security policymakers and practitioners in an effort to ensure that homeland security policies and operations reflect these understandings about human behaviors.” Through its educational programs, it aims to develop human capital for the homeland security enterprise.

Research areas:

Terrorism and Violent Extremism
Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism
Radicalization and Deradicalization

Risk Communication and Resilience
Unconventional Weapons and Technology

Publications:

Academic Publications
START Publications
START Newsletters
Data & Tools
News & Media
HIGHLIGHT:
- ‘Global Terrorism Database’ – open-source; includes information about over 113,000 terrorist events since 1970.

Events:

An online calendar of past and upcoming events

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National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Response to Terrorism

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