Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Researchers from Penn State's International Center for the Study of Terrorism (ICST) are launching a groundbreaking new study of the motivations and behaviors of terrorist actors. The collaboration is part of a three-year international research program known as Understanding the Arc of Terrorist Involvement. The program will bring $1.3 million to Penn State for two research projects on the psychology of terrorism.The projects are sponsored by the US Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate and coordinated through the United Kingdom Home Office and Department of Homeland Security. (more)
Friday, October 22, 2010
Philip Mudd, former deputy director of both the FBI's National Security Branch and the CIA's Counterterrorist Center, will speak on "Watching the Threat: Views from a Life in the CIA & FBI" from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, in the Lewis Katz Building on Penn State's University Park campus. His talk, which is free to the public, is part of the Speaker Series for International Center for the Study of Terrorism, and co-sponsored by School of International Affairs, Social Science Research Institute, and Strategic and Global Security Program. (more)
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
A better understanding of why people leave terrorism could be more important than why they became a terrorist, according to a Penn State terrorism expert. The information could also help counterterrorist agencies discredit militant outfits and prevent them from attracting fresh recruits. "The key issue here is that we need to pay more attention to the disengagement process because former terrorists are willing to speak about their experiences," said John Horgan, director of Penn State's International Center for the Study of Terrorism. "We need to identify those lessons, showcase them, and use them to combat the imagery, myths and credibility of the terrorist movements." (more)
Thursday, June 03, 2010
John Horgan, director of The International Center for the Study of Terrorism (ICST) at Penn State, has been appointed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to serve on the Research Advisory Board of its National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC). He is associate professor of psychology and science, technology and society in the College of the Liberal Arts. (more)
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Mia Bloom, author of "Dying to Kill: The Allure of Suicide Terror," will give the inaugural lecture on April 3, for the International Speaker Series, sponsored by the International Center for the Study of Terrorism in Penn State's College of the Liberal Arts. Her talk, "Bombshell: Rise of the Female Suicide Terrorist," will be at 7 p.m. in Boardroom I of the Nittany Lion Inn, on the University Park campus. (more)
Monday, February 09, 2009
A Penn State Harrisburg faculty member is playing a lead role in the University's international efforts to strengthen the fight against terrorism. With an international reputation for research and writings on terrorism, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Political Science Michael Kenney has been named the first Fellow of the International Center for the Study of Terrorism (ICST) headquartered in the College of The Liberal Arts on the University Park campus. (more)
Monday, December 01, 2008
Students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) are targeting improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a major threat in Iraq, in a study under the supervision of Jake Graham, IST senior research associate. According to Graham, a retired Marine Corps colonel and veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 11 student volunteers are delving into the "IED continuum," an ever-evolving cycle leading to development and use of these weapons. (more)
