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)
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The full spectrum of current terrorism research will be the focus of a talk by John Horgan, director of the International Center for the Study of Terrorism (ICST) at Penn State, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, in the Alumni Fireside Lounge at the Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State's University Park campus. His talk, titled "The Future of Terrorism" is free and open to the public. (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)
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The scourge of modern terrorism can be tackled more effectively by understanding how and why certain individuals give up their violent ways, according to a counter-terrorism expert at Penn State who says information gleaned from ex-terrorists could provide clues to checking the growth of militant organizations. (more)
Thursday, October 02, 2008
For years, researchers in terrorism and counterterrorism have asked questions like "How do people become terrorists and why?" and "How do we find terrorists hidden among the public and stop them?" But the answers are often complicated and multifaceted without easy answers. Over the past year, the International Center for the Study of Terrorism based at Penn State has been actively expanding its reach to bring in scientists from different fields to tackle those difficult and thorny issues. (more)
