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TitlePublication DateSourcePrimary AuthorLink
Transcultural pathways to the will to fight6 June 2023Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesÁngel Gómez, Alexandra Vázquez, and Scott Atranwww.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2303614120
Thinking About God Encourages Prosociality18 April 2023Psychological ScienceJeremy Ginges & Michael Pasekwww.michaelhpasek.com/_files/ugd/3bcc27_dd70d42b639d470fb82f1dc2656d76b8.pdf
The Mirage of The Jihad21 Sep 2022International Journal of Social PsychologyÁngel Gómezartisinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Angel-Gomez-The-Mirage-of-The-Jihad.pdf
Bounded Confidence: How AI Could Exacerbate Social Media’s Homophily ProblemOctober 19, 2022New England Journal of Public PolicyDylan Weber, Scott Atran, and Rich Davis scholarworks.umb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1827&context=nejpp
The COVID Communication Breakdown – How to Fix Public Health MessagingOctober 4, 2021Foreign AffairsBaruch Fischhoffwww.foreignaffairs.com/print/node/1127877
Science: The Will to Fight3 September 2021Science MagazineScott Atranwww.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abl9949
Podcast: What goes on inside the brain of a terrorist?August 19, 2021Genetic Literacy ProjectLydia Chain, Malia Politzer geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/08/19/podcast-what-goes-on-inside-the-brain-of-a-terrorist-this-cognitive-scientist-made-it-his-mission-to-find-out/
An Interview with Ángel Gómez22 July 2021Madri + d Foundation for KnowledgeMadri + d Foundation for Knowledgewww.madrimasd.org/notiweb/entrevistas/angel-gomez-no-es-que-en-espana-tengamos-menos-capacidad-cientifica-que-otros-paises-es-que-tenemos-menos-recursos
The Neuroscience of ‘Devoted Actors’ Within Extremist GroupsMarch 1, 2021Newlines MagazineNafees Hamidnewlinesmag.com/argument/the-neuroscience-of-devoted-actors-within-extremist-groups/
Why People Enter and Embrace Violent Groups07 January 2021Frontiers in Psychology Ángel Gómez, Mercedes Martínez, Francois Alexi Martel, Lucía López-Rodríguez, Alexandra Vázquez, Juana Chinchilla, Borja Paredes, Mal Hettiarachchi, Nafees Hamid and William B. Swannwww.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.614657/full
Obituary to Yun Reginaldo Chayax Huex, Itza Maya Leader07 October, 2020Scott AtranScott Atranartisinternational.org/obituary-to-yun-reginaldo-chayax-huex/
On the Psychology of Extremism: How Motivational Imbalance Breeds IntemperanceSeptember 2020Psychological ReviewArie W. Kruglanskiartisinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Arie-Extremism-PsychReview-20-1.pdf
Psychology of Transnational Terrorism and Extreme Political ConflictSeptember 2020Annual Review of PsychologyScott Atranartisinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Published-Atran_annurev-psych-v72_2021.pdf
Inside the Dangerous Mission to Understand What Makes Extremists Tick—and How to Change Their Minds SEPTEMBER 2, 2020TIME MagazineBY EMILY FELDMAN AND MALIA POLITZERtime.com/5881567/extremism-violence-causes-research/
Recent advances, misconceptions, untested assumptions, and future research agenda for identity fusion theory23 April 2020Wiley Online LibraryAngel Gómez, Juana Chinchilla, Alexandra Vázquez, Lucía López-Rodríguez, Borja Paredes, Mercedes Martínezartisinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Gomez-et-al_2020-1.pdf
Pandemic: A Global Opportunity for National Renewal or DeteriorationApril 20, 2020The Evolution InstituteScott Atranevolution-institute.org/pandemic-a-global-opportunity-for-national-renewal-or-deterioration/
Simulating Combat to Explore Motivations Behind Why Military Members Make Costly SacrificesApril 20202020 Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS)Bianca T. Donadio, Jon Novak, Marshall Wheeler, Angel Gomez, Scott Atran, Ewart J. de Viss, Chad C.Tossellartisinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Will-to-Fight-SIEDS-2020.pdf
God Values the Lives of My Out-Group More Than I Do: Evidence From Fiji and IsraelApril 6, 2020Social Psychological and Personality ScienceMichael H. Pasek, Crystal Shackleford, Julia M. Smith, Allon Vishkin, Anne Lehner, Jeremy Gingesjournals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1948550620904516
Threat Enhances Aggressive Inclinations Among Devoted Actors Via Increase in Their Relative Physical FormidabilityMarch 12, 2020 Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (Society of Personality and Social Psychology)Alexandra Vázquez , Lucía López-Rodríguez, Mercedes Martínez, Scott Atran, and Ángel Gómezjournals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0146167220907466
Measures of Devotion to ISIS and other Fighting and Radicalized Groups9 March 2020Current Opinion in PsychologyScott Atranwww.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352250X20300294?via%3Dihub
Privileged Rebels: A Longitudinal Analysis of Distinctive Economic Traits of Catalonian Secessionism15 February 2020Genealogy, Volume 4, Issue 1 (March 2020)Josep M. Oller 1, Albert Satorra, Adolf Tobeñawww.mdpi.com/2313-5778/4/1/19
How Catalonia’s Push for Independence Has Scrambled Spanish Politics2019/12/13Washington Post (Paywall)Nafees Hamid, Clara Pretus and Hammad Sheikhwww.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/13/how-catalonias-push-independence-has-scrambled-spanish-politics/
Impact of Legal Punishment of Nationalist Political Leaders on Social PolarizationNovember 30th, 2019Artis InternationalClara Pretus, Nafees Hamid, Hammad Sheikhartisinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019Nov26_ArtisReport_CatalanConflict-1.pdf
This Is Your Brain on Terrorism – The Science Behind a Death WishDecember 2, 2019Foreign AffairsScott Atranwww.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2019-12-02/your-brain-terrorism
Pakistan is harnessing Western media in the wake of the Kashmir crisisSeptember 6, 2019AxiosLawrence Pintakwww.axios.com/pakistan-is-harnessing-western-media-in-the-wake-of-the-kashmir-crisis-5366b22d-9e87-4e66-8c0e-815724a792c8.html
I met Robert Mugabe in the late 1970s.September 6, 2019VoxLawrence Pintakwww.vox.com/world/2019/9/6/20853400/robert-mugabe-dead-zimbabwe-president-zanu-pf
Mapping the Extremist and Counter Extremist Online Groups BangladeshMarch 8, 2017PresentationArtis Looking Glass Teamseans11.sg-host.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/LookingGlass-Bangladesh-compressed.pdf
Interview with Nafees Hamid: Brain scan: radical Islamists show lower ability for rational thoughtJune 13, 2019RT UKInterview with Nafees Hamidwww.youtube.com/watch?v=f4j2X-Zac70
The neuroscience of terrorism: how we convinced a group of radicals to let us scan their brainsJune 12, 2019The ConversationNafees Hamidtheconversation.com/the-neuroscience-of-terrorism-how-we-convinced-a-group-of-radicals-to-let-us-scan-their-brains-114855
Study: Lower levels of brain activity in cognitive control and reasoning areas when focusing on sacred valuesJune 12, 2019Medical XpressBob Yirkamedicalxpress.com/news/2019-06-brain-cognitive-areas-focusing-sacred.html
Why only fellow jihadists can change a suicide bomber’s mindJune 12, 2019The Times (UK)Tom Whipplewww.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-only-fellow-jihadists-can-change-a-suicide-bombers-mind-lx658jvpx
The First-Ever Brain Scans Of Jihadists Show How Radicalisation Alters The MindJune 12, 2019BuzzFeed.NewsHazel Shearingwww.buzzfeed.com/hazelshearing/jihadist-brain-scans-radicalisation?bftwuk&utm_term=4ldqpgm#4ldqpgm
Neuroimaging ‘will to fight’ for sacred values: an empirical case study with supporters of an Al Qaeda associateJune 12, 2019Royal Society Open ScienceNafees Hamidroyalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.181585
Brain scans show members of militant Islamist group ‘have a reduced capacity for rational thought’June 11, 2019Daily Mail (UK)Colin Fernandezwww.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7129537/Scientists-scanned-European-al-Qaeda-supporters-brains-reduced-activity.html
BRAIN SCANS SHOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ASK AL-QAEDA SYMPATHIZERS ABOUT THEIR SACRED VALUESJune 11, 2019NewsweekHannah Osbornewww.newsweek.com/brain-scans-al-qaeda-sympathizers
Press Release on Cutting-Edge Radicalisation Research: Explaining the Cognitive Triggers for Extremist Violence Through Brain ScanningJune 5, 2019Artis InternationalArtis International
Combating violent extremism cannot be limited to just securityMay 10, 2019The Daily StarShamsin Ahmedwww.thedailystar.net/opinion/perspective/news/combating-violent-extremism-cannot-be-limited-just-security-1741189
Ventromedial and dorsolateral prefrontal interactions underlie will to fight and die for a causeMay 6, 2019Social Cognitive and Affective NeuroscienceClara Pretuswatermark.silverchair.com/nsz034.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAAmIwggJeBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggJPMIICSwIBADCCAkQGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMxMLifNx2GlrWMESnAgEQgIICFdYIPbJ_QCcoX6oIdEGcdTjJhNYbgw7Quvr9b3gsq1szD1Bq-noPhy3JiW0RGHLbMwdGnmbWjp0xA2W5VvtHTJ_Z4t6NbQGcXTRe6smhjlGzjV-9Ew16t1VA1-xgpBosi-NbAU3eyOR_RHXQzZtr3wGd0kpAUAgtDJkRqH816cSzI2Cd9qYJ4A4xsistksdWpggVw6pGV-Ay1MIFaks3jb3iBIDftmAXJKgiMESvIdTCuFPbVdVMawnrgXcFBexnqu9rxpWi3_Aa4fMqeSt9Zjwf6PkWXXGL105j71_mQWq3BHJBs60wcOf-Ai-sINEpvigAt32myq4dXYXyTHJBYIPXk1tgidw-7dNwUkEeiI3NWT7HpdbKwcffExSuYKujQAdB-xl0vLBHkuIgsAjsM4WcTrraSH3CFnuln-4cDDGhtXl_B4iIkTquPZ0p3mZjWtNxrrzPA-q52O8MsFxp_NUPP9aJiKWz27yqdzr5tWG2B_Im6WE6ySu94KBiPLxQbJNQ34I3EmW41XAIl2WrYk3wGlTxxE3G9f1pV1w8LYGOVYC6lchk3EVjqoXK5N-QdYliIOF3scb6-WC9WP8EUd8_GE7dHvX3hZZh--u7yLHY8h_uwfx24iP4pHvGLJiuM0HBEMjEM8xEqCwcj8fRvGpZceXU3Rw5c7n6JQFyb37LGqJveg3F8iG4_IAMvZGi6c5DnHmu
The Crisis of Cultures and the Vitality of Values: A Commentary on Emmanuel Macron’s Declaration of the Need for ReligionMay 3, 2019New England Journal of Public PolicyScott Atranscholarworks.umb.edu/nejpp/vol31/iss1/8/
Djihadistes et terroristes d’extrême droite, des alliés objectifsApril 25, 2019L'Obs [France]Scott Atmanwww.nouvelobs.com/monde/20190425.OBS12084/tribune-djihadistes-et-terroristes-d-extreme-droite-des-allies-objectifs.html
From Christchurch to Colombo, Islamists and the far right are playing a deadly duetApril 25, 2019The GuardianScott Atranwww.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/25/christchurch-colombo-islamists-far-right-sri-lanka
Prisons are a hotspot for radicalizationMarch 6, 2019France24Interview with Nafees Hamidwww.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/nafees-hamid-prisons-are-hotspots-for-radicalization/vi-BBUsMgk?fbclid=IwAR1WcA3tjvb1APVNghxHJJwDnP04ewStdhkMaUU0TqbhnsCE2NHDf4d9tns
Secessionists vs. Unionists in Catalonia: Mood, Emotional Profiles and Beliefs about Secession Perspectives in Two Confronted CommunitiesFebruary 21, 2019PsychologyJosep Maria Ollerdiposit.ub.edu/dspace/bitstream/2445/129883/1/687323.pdf
The moral logic of political violenceJanuary 11, 2019Trends in Cognitive SciencesJeremy Gingeswww.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661318302602
What Motivates Devoted ActorsDecember 27, 2018Behavioral and Brain SciencesScott Atran & Angel Gomezwww.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/what-motivates-devoted-actors-to-extreme-sacrifice-identity-fusion-or-sacred-values/9C4C879FEC599F3EE665C2BF8689FD79
Neural and Behavioral Correlates of Sacred Values and Vulnerability to Violent Extremism21 December, 2018Frontiers in PsychologyClara Pretus, Nafees Hamid, Hammad Sheikhwww.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02462/full
The Group Dynamics That Make Terrorist Teams WorkDecember 19, 2018The ConversationMatthias Spitzmullertheconversation.com/the-group-dynamics-that-make-terrorist-teams-work-104295
Self-sacrifice for a cause: The role of ideas and beliefs in motivating human conflictDecember 13, 2018PsyArXivJeremy Gingespsyarxiv.com/azsr7/
Don’t Just Counter-Message, Counter-Engage28 November, 2018ICCT, The HagueNafees Hamidicct.nl/publication/dont-just-counter-message-counter-engage/
For Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan and Pakistan, We Need at Least a Modest Bargain with IndiaJuly 23, 2018RUSI.orgWhit Masonrusi.org/commentary/sustainable-peace-afghanistan-and-pakistan-we-need-least-modest-bargain-india
My Kurdish OppressorApril 16, 2018The New York Review of BooksHoshang Waziriwww.nybooks.com/daily/2018/04/16/my-kurdish-oppressor/
Progress Study for UNSCR 2250 on Youth, Peace & Security: Head’s Up24 March, 2018LinkedinMarc Sommerswww.linkedin.com/pulse/progress-study-unscr-2250-youth-peace-security-heads-up-marc-sommers/?published=t
Can you look into the mind of a terrorist?February 8, 2018Channel News AsiaChannel News Asiavideo.toggle.sg/en/video/series/conversation-with-s13/ep20/566676
Psychology of RadicalizationFebruary 7, 2018Channel News AsiaChannel News Asiawww.youtube.com/watch?v=A-NyIGNJrEo&feature=youtu.be
¿Por qué mueren y por qué matan los yihadistas?December1, 2017Huffington PostCarmen Rengelwww.huffingtonpost.es/2017/12/01/por-que-mueren-y-por-que-matan-los-yihadistas-investigadores-de-la-uned-logran-hablar-con-ellos-y-estudiar-su-devocion_a_23293979/
Immigration and TerrorNovember 17, 2017Countering Violent ExtremismCharles Kriel
Peace in the Kingdom of SilenceNovember 17, 2017Artis International Internship ProgramJames Petermeier
Full Circle Talks with Scott AtranNovember 15, 2017Full Circle, BrusselsFull Circlewww.youtube.com/watch?v=zi0H2gXBjNw&feature=youtu.be
Jihadism and far-right fanaticism viewed as responses to the same malaiseNovember 13, 2017The EconomistErasmuswww.economist.com/blogs/erasmus/2017/11/versions-nihilism?cid1=cust/ddnew/email/n/n/20171113n/owned/n/n/ddnew/n/n/n/neu/Daily_Dispatch/email&etear=dailydispatch
Unleashed by globalisation’s dark side and the collapse of communities, radical Islam and the alt-Right share a common causeNovember 6, 2017AEONScott Atranaeon.co/essays/radical-islam-and-the-alt-right-are-not-so-different
L’EI vaincu ? Pas si vite…October 24, 2017LibérationScott Atranwww.liberation.fr/debats/2017/10/24/l-ei-vaincu-pas-si-vite_1605373
ISIS After the CaliphateOctober 19, 2017The New York Review of BooksScott Atranwww.nybooks.com/daily/2017/10/19/isis-after-the-caliphate/
La pasión secesionistaIn PressPublisher: EDLibrosAdolf Tobeñalibros.economiadigital.es/libros/la-pasion-secesionista/
Why do people die fighting for a cause?October 15, 2017Science NewsScience Newswww.youtube.com/watch?v=efk1TBL_pDA&feature=youtu.be
Fundamentalism, Radicalization and Terrorism. Part 2: fundamentalism, regression and repairOctober 2, 2017Psychoanalytic PsychotherapyJohn Lord Alderdicewww.tandfonline.com/eprint/xuzAzxF76PDNaZcVACui/full
Fundamentalism, Radicalization and Terrorism. Part 1: terrorism as dissolution in a complex systemOctober 2, 2017Psychoanalytic PsychotherapyJohn Lord Alderdicewww.tandfonline.com/eprint/ErV56EkqdDk4Dxz6qgSJ/full
How Spain Misunderstood the Catalan Independence MovementOctober 1, 2017The AtlanticNafees Hamidwww.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/10/catalan-referendum-spain-independence/541656/
Terrorism: The Lessons of BarcelonaSeptember 19, 2017The New York Review of BooksNafees Hamidwww.nybooks.com/daily/2017/09/19/terrorism-the-lessons-of-barcelona/
Q&A: The AI composerSeptember 13, 2017Nature Human BehaviorLaura Spinneywww.nature.com/nature/journal/v549/n7671/full/549157a.html?foxtrotcallback=true&%3Berror=cookies_not_supported&%3Bcode=d510167e-abf3-4cf9-b501-3081d3e042be
Why do people die fighting for a cause?September 5, 2017ScienceMatthew Hutsonwww.sciencemag.org/news/2017/09/why-do-people-die-fighting-cause
What motivates someone to join the battle in Iraq?September 5, 2017Radio National [ABC Australia]Fran Kellyradio.abc.net.au/programitem/pgxVLKrEm6?play=true
The devoted actor’s will to fight and the spiritual dimension of human conflictSeptember 4, 2017Nature Human BehaviorÁngel Gómezwww.nature.com/articles/s41562-017-0193-3#Ack1
What drives ISIS fighters to battle on despite limbs hanging off and how they use it to frighten enemiesSeptember 4, 2017The MirrorClaire Carterwww.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/what-drives-isis-fighters-battle-11088686
The will to fight for and against ISISSeptember 4, 2017MILTECH [Military Technologies]Macie J. Heymanwww.military-technologies.net/2017/09/04/the-will-to-fight-for-and-against-isis/
Spiritual convictions and group identities inspire terrorist acts, study findsSeptember 4, 2017Science NewsBruce Bowerwww.sciencenews.org/blog/science-ticker/isis-spiritual-convictions-group-identities-terrorist-acts
What motivates ISIS fighters — and those who fight against themSeptember 4, 2017CNNJacqueline Howardwww.cnn.com/2017/09/04/health/isis-fighters-human-behavior-study/index.html
Study of Iraq fighters reveals what makes people prepared to die for a causeSeptember 4, 2017The GuardianNicola Daviswww.theguardian.com/science/2017/sep/04/study-of-iraq-fighters-reveals-what-makes-people-prepared-to-die-for-a-cause
Barcelona: thuisbasis voor veel Spaanse jihadistenAugust 29, 2017buitenland eenvandaag (1V TV-Netherlands)Bram De Waalbuitenland.eenvandaag.nl/tv-items/76295/barcelona_thuisbasis_voor_veel_spaanse_jihadisten
Nafees Hamid on Barcelona AttacksAugust 18, 2017BBC NewsBBC Correspondentwww.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqOmPb4PUig
What Makes a Terrorist?August 23, 2017The New York Review of BooksNafees Hamidwww.nybooks.com/daily/2017/08/23/what-makes-a-terrorist/
Barcelone-Charlottesville : la crise des culturesAugust 22, 2017LiberationScott Atranwww.liberation.fr/debats/2017/08/22/barcelone-charlottesville-la-crise-des-cultures_1591327
Extremism is surging. To beat it, we need young hearts and mindsAugust 20, 2017The GuardianScott Atranwww.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/20/extremism-is-surging-to-beat-it-we-need-young-hearts-and-minds
Barcelona is a focal point for jihadists in SpainAugust 18, 2017VRT NIEUWS, DeRedactie.beJos De Greefderedactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/buitenland/1.3049376
Interview: Nafees Hamid, Terrorism ResearcherAugust 18, 2017Lateline. Australian Broadcasting CorporationDavid Lipsonwww.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2016/s4720969.htm
Terrorism Expert In Barcelona Talks About Van Attack Near Las RamblasAugust 17, 2017All Things Considered, National Public RadioKelly McEverswww.npr.org/2017/08/17/544259670/terrorism-expert-in-barcelona-talks-about-van-attack-near-las-ramblas
Don’t just denounce radicalized youth. Engage with them.August 15,2017The Washington PostScott Atranwww.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dont-denounce-radicalized-youth-engage-with-them/2017/08/15/2e514cfa-81d8-11e7-902a-2a9f2d808496_story.html?utm_term=.321bd62ea738#comments
Why has this Generation dropped the baton….?May 29, 2017...in conversation - John, Lord Alderdice's blogJohn Alderdicewww.lordalderdice.com/blog/why-has-this-generation-dropped-the-baton/
Scott Atran on Sacred ValuesApril 3, 2017Social Science SpaceSocial Science Biteswww.socialsciencespace.com/2017/04/scott-atran-sacred-values/
Govts advised about ‘antidotes’ to radicalization at Dubai WGS SummitFebruary 14, 2016Arab Timeswww.arabtimesonline.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/2017/feb/14/09.pdf
Governments advised about ‘antidotes to radicalization’ at World Government Summit breakout sessionFebruary 12, 2017MENA HeraldMENA Heraldmenaherald.com/en/business/services/governments-advised-antidotes-radicalization-world-government-summit-breakout-session/
Rethinking the War on Terror, with the help of scienceFebruary 3, 2017The Washington PostRobert Gebelhoff www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2017/02/03/rethinking-the-war-on-terror-with-the-help-of-science/?utm_term=.fe1f8fa6cdd1
Experts Call for Evidence-based, Field-driven Terrorism ResearchFebruary 2, 2017Forensic MagazineMichelle Taylorwww.forensicmag.com/news/2017/02/experts-call-evidence-based-field-driven-terrorism-research
Challenges to Researching Terrorism in the FieldJanuary 27, 2017ScienceScott Atranwww-personal.umich.edu/~axe/Atran%20et%20al%20Challenges%20Science%202017.pdf
Strategic aspects of cyberattack, attribution, and blameJanuary 11, 2017Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesBenjamin Edwardswww-personal.umich.edu/~axe/PNAS-2017-Edwards-2825-30.pdf
The best strategy for cyber-conflict may not be a cyber-strategy8-Nov-16War on the rocksBenjamin Runklewarontherocks.com/2016/11/the-best-strategy-for-cyber-conflict-may-not-be-a-cyber-strategy/
Designing a New AML System1-Sep-16The Clearing HouseJuan Zaratewww.theclearinghouse.org/publications/2016/2016-q3-banking-perspectives
Tackling social ills will do more than bombs to defeat ISIS28-Jul-16The GuardianScott Atranwww.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/28/isis-hate-jihadis-recruits
ISIS: The Durability of Chaos18-Jul-16The New York Review of BooksScott Atranwww.nybooks.com/daily/2016/07/16/nice-attack-isis-durability-of-chaos/
New studies explore why ordinary people turn terrorist23-Jun-16ScienceNewsBruce Bowerwww.sciencenews.org/article/new-studies-explore-why-ordinary-people-turn-terrorist
Getting to Know the Enemy: Scott Atran’s Frontline Science16-Jun-16International Peace & Security Programs - Carnegie Corporation of New YorkScott Malcomson
The Devoted Actor: Unconditional Commitment and Intractable Conflict across Cultures1-Jun-16Current AnthropologyScott Atranwww.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/685495
Empirical Evidence for the Devoted Actor Model23-May-16Current AnthropologyHammad Sheikhwww.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/686221
Scott Atran: “I__D bir devrimdir”22-May-16MEDYASCOPE.TV. medyascope.tv/2016/05/22/scott-atran-isid-bir-devrimdir/
The Road to ISIS20-May-16The Chronicle of Higher EducationTom Barlettkmk411.com/The%20Scientist%20Who%20Talks%20to%20ISIS%20-%20The%20Chronicle%20of%20Higher%20Educa%20[2304588].pdf
La stratégie de Daech: créer un monde binaireApril 2016Nafees Hamid
The EU Is Now Criminalizing Refugees20-Apr-16The NationLydia Wilsonwww.thenation.com/article/the-eu-is-now-criminalizing-refugees/
On the Front Line Against ISIS19-Apr-16The Daily BeastScott Atranwww.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/19/on-the-front-line-against-isis-who-fights-who-doesn-t-and-why.html
Sustainable Security and Sacred Values18-Apr-16Sustainable SecurityHammad Sheikhsustainablesecurity.org/2016/04/18/sustainable-security-and-sacred-values/
Comment devient-on djihadiste?7-Apr-16Telerama.frScott Atranwww.telerama.fr/monde/comment-devient-on-djihadiste-1-2-par-scott-atran-anthropologue,140496.php
“Terror in Europe” – A Testimony5-Apr-16Statement before the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Juan Zarateartisinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Zarate-Senate-Homeland-testimony-5-April-2016-v2.pdf
Hamas, Popular Support and War in the Middle East18-Feb-16Hamas, Popular Support and War in the Middle East: Insurgency in the Holy LandRichard Daviswww.amazon.com/Hamas-Popular-Support-Middle-East/dp/1138927805/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1454947560&sr=1-1
Thinking from God’s perspective decreases biased valuation of the life of a nonbeliever28-Dec-15Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaJeremy Gingeswww.pnas.org/content/113/2/316.full
ISIS is a revolution16-Dec-15AeonScott Atranaeon.co/essays/all-revolutions-are-born-in-terror-can-this-one-be-stopped
Die drei Grundformen des Dschihad15-Dec-15ZEIT Hammad Sheikhwww.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2015-12/islamischer-staat-syrien-kaempfer-westen-typologie-motivation
Whether to Kill14-Dec-15Whether to Kill: The Cognitive Maps of Violent and Nonviolent Individuals. University of Pennsylvania Press. Stephanie Dornschneiderwww.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/15415.html
Paris: The War ISIS Wants16-Nov-15The New York Review of BooksNafees Hamidwww.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2015/nov/16/paris-attacks-isis-strategy-chaos/
Mindless terrorists? The Truth about ISIS…15-Nov-15The GuardianScott Atranwww.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/15/terrorists-isis
Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters23-Oct-15The NationLydia Wilsonwww.thenation.com/article/what-i-discovered-from-interviewing-isis-prisoners/
Cybersecurity in Israel2015Lior Tabansky
ISIS and the Assad dynasty25-Sep-15The Times Literary SupplementLydia Wilsonwww.the-tls.co.uk/tls/public/article1610548.ece
What drives Westerners to fight for ISIL?12-Sep-15UpFront with Mehdi Hasan, Al Jazeera TVMehdi Hasanwww.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMW7WIZfgs&feature=youtu.be
The Kurds’ Heroic Stand Against ISIS16-Mar-15The New York TimesScott Atranwww.nytimes.com/2015/03/16/opinion/the-kurds-heroic-stand-against-isis.html?ref=opinion&_
The ISIS in the Room5-Feb-15NautilusLydia Wilsonnautil.us/issue/21/information/the-isis-in-the-room
The Devoted Actor as Parochial Altruist30-Dec-14Cliodynamics: The Journal of Quantitative History and CulturalHammad Sheikhartisinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Cliodynamics-Devoted-Actor-as-Parochial-Altruist_Sheikh-et-al.pdf
For Cause and Comrade and colleagues30-Dec-14Cliodynamics: The Journal of Quantitative History and Cultural Evolution.Scott Atranartisinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Cliodynamics-For-Cause-and-Comrade_Atran-et-al.pdf
Devoted actors sacrifice for close comrades and sacred cause4-Dec-14Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaScott Atran
Multi-Method Assessment of ISILDecember 2014Michael Nagatadigitalcommons.chapman.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1030&context=sociology_articles
The Devoted Actor, Sacred Values, and Willingness to Fight30-Nov-14Executive Summary presented to U.S. SenateScott Atranartisinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Atran-Soccnet-MINERVA-ISIS.pdf
Motive attribution asymmetry20-Oct-14Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaAdam Waytzartisinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/PNAS-2014-Waytz-Ginges.pdf
Jihad’s fatal attraction17-Sep-14The GuardianScott Atranwww.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/04/jihad-fatal-attraction-challenge-democracies-isis-barbarism
Incentives for War, Beyond Material Gain21-Aug-14The New York TimesArtis International Expertswww.nytimes.com/2014/08/21/opinion/incentives-for-war-beyond-material-gain.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=1
U.S. Must Help Deal Directly With Hamas5-Aug-14The New York TimesScott Atranwww.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/08/05/can-the-us-still-be-a-leader-in-the-middle-east/us-must-help-deal-directly-with-hamas?smid=fb-share
Countering Violent Extremism24-Apr-14Presented to US DoS, Center for Strategic Counterterrorism and DoD Defense Science BoardScott Atranartisinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/S.Atran_DoD_DSB-CVE_25Apr141.pdf
Briefing to the U.S. Defense Science Board13-Feb-14Briefing to the U.S. DOD Defense Science BoardScott Atranartisinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ATRAN-2014-DSB-CVE-Briefing.pdf
A Garden Experiment Revisited12-Nov-13Journal of the Royal Anthropological InstituteOliver le Guenartisinternational.org/articles/Garden_Experiment_Revisited_JRAI_2013.pdf
Negotiating Cultural Conflicts25-Oct-13In MODELS FOR INTERCULTURAL COLLABORATION AND NEGOTIATIONKate Jassinartisinternational.org/articles/Jassin_2013_Negotiating_Cultural_Conflicts.pdf
Cyber Security Valley14-Jul-13Arizona RepublicRichard Davisartisinternational.org/articles/Cyber%20Security%20Valley%20-%2014July2013.pdf
Social Science in the National Interest15-Mar-13Foreign PolicyScott Atranwww.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/03/15/social_warfare_budget_republicans
Social evolution: The ritual animal23-Jan-13NATUREDan Joneswww.nature.com/news/social-evolution-the-ritual-animal-1.12256
“Managing Egypt” – A Memo8-Nov-12Memo prepared for the NSSArtis International Expertsartisinternational.org/articles/ARTIS_ManagingEgypt_NSS.pdf
God and the Ivory Tower6-Aug-12FOREIGN POLICYScott Atranwww.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/08/06/god_and_the_ivory_tower?print=yes&hidecomments=yes&page=full
Religious and Sacred Imperatives in Human Conflict18-May-12SCIENCE (SPECIAL SECTION)Scott Atransitemaker.umich.edu/satran/files/atran_ginges_science_article_on_religion_onflict.pdf
Religion, group threat and sacred values1-Mar-12JUDGEMENT AND DECISION MAKINGHammad Sheikhartisinternational.org/articles/Sheikh_Ginges_Coman_Atran_Religion_GroupThreat_SV.pdf
Talking to the Enemy: An alternative approach1-Feb-12The Solutions JournalScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_TTTE_An_Alternative_Approach.pdf
The Price of Your Soul: Neural Evidence for the Non-Utilitarian Representation of Sacred Values25-Jan-12Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Biological SciencesGregory Bernsartisinternational.org/articles/Berns_et_al-Price_of_your_soul.pdf
The biology of cultural conflict25-Jan-12The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Biological SciencesGregory Bernsartisinternational.org/articles/Berns&Atran_Biology_Cultural_Conflict.pdf
Survey of Energy Resources1-Jan-12Presented to World Energy CouncilRichard Davisartisinternational.org/articles/Davis_Shale_Gas_Update_Jan2012.pdf
Gangs, terrorism and radicalization1-Dec-11JOURNAL OF STRATEGIC SECURITYScott Deckerartisinternational.org/articles/Decker_Pyrooz_gangs_terrorism_radicalization.pdf
The Value(s) of IRBs3-Nov-11APS OBSERVERScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Values_of_IRBs.pdf
Leaving the gang1-Nov-11COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONSScott Deckerartisinternational.org/articles/Decker_Pyrooz_Leaving_the_gang.pdf
La Tercera Cultura: Entrevista a Scott Atran22-Oct-11CULTURE 3.0Scott Atranhttps://artisinternational.org/articles/Atran_La_Tercera_Cultura .pdf
Dix Ans Aprުs, L’empreinte du 11-Septembre9-Oct-11LA CROIXMarie Boetonartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_L'empreinte_du_11_Septembre.pdf
How Killing Awlaki Affects America, Al Qaeda, and the Arab Spring1-Oct-11HUFF POST WORLDScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_How_Killing_Awlaki_Affects_America.pdf
The Terrorism Expert8-Sep-11Michigan TodayScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Terrorism_Expert.pdf
Scott Atran – Violent Extremism and Sacred Values29-Aug-11PointOfInquiry.orgChris Mooneyartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Violent_Extremism_and_Sacred_Values.pdf
Violent Extremism8-Aug-11AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGISTJeremy Gingesartisinternational.org/articles/Ginges_Atran_Sachdeva_Medin_Violent_Extremism.pdf
Enemies7-Aug-11The Chronicle ReviewScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Enemies.pdf
The Battle for Reform With Al-Qaeda1-Jun-11The Washington QuaterlyJuan Zarateartisinternational.org/articles/Zarate_Battle_Reform_Al-Qaeda.pdf
The Emotions of Nuclear Experts1-Apr-11Bulletin of the Atomic Scientistsartisinternational.org/articles/Fischhoff_Emotions_Nuclear_Experts.pdf
The Role of Social and Decision Sciences in Communicating Uncertain Climate Risks26-Mar-11Nature Climate Changeartisinternational.org/articles/Fischhoff_Role_Communicating_Climate.pdf
Sam Harris’s Guide to Nearly Everything1-Mar-11National InterestScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Sam_Harriss_Guide.pdf
Pumping Up the Muslim BrotherhoodFebruary 4, 2011The Huffington PostScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Pumping_Up.pdf
Calling the Muslim Brotherhood2-Feb-11The National InterestScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Calling_the_Muslim_Brotherhood.pdf
Survey of Energy Resources: Focus on Shale Gas:7-Dec-10Artis InternationalRichard Davisartisinternational.org/articles/Davis_Shale_Gas_Report_2010.pdf
The Taliban’s Expat Jihadists26-Nov-10The GuardianScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Talibans_Expat_Jihadists.pdf
Nato’s Mission Impossible: Its Effects on the Afghan Partisan Movement and on US26-Nov-10The Huffington PostScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_NATOs_Mission_Impossible.pdf
The Indonesia Opportunity: Why this Southeast Asian Country is Obama’s Best Hope for Relations With the Muslim World9-Nov-10Foreign PolicyJuan Zarateartisinternational.org/articles/Zarate_The_Indonesia_Opportunity.pdf
Keystone Al -Kaeda: In the Battle Against Al Qaeda, the Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself5-Nov-10Foreign PolicyScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Keystone_Al_Kaeda.pdf
Turning the Taliban Against Al Qaeda26-Oct-10The New York TimesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Turning_the_Taliban.pdf
The Evolution of Religion: How Cognitive By Products Adaptive Learning Heuristics, Ritual Displays, and Group Competition Generate Deep Commitments to Prosocial Religions1-Oct-10Biological Theory QuarterlyScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Evolution_of_Religion.pdf
Beyond Sanctions20-Sep-10National ReviewJuan Zarateartisinternational.org/articles/Zarate_Beyond_Sanctions.pdf
Supreme Court’s Hard Line on Supporting Terrorists is the Right Line16-Aug-10Christian Science MonitorJuan Zarateartisinternational.org/articles/Zarate_Supreme_Court.pdf
Europe Gets it Right12-Aug-10Foreign PolicyJuan Zarateartisinternational.org/articles/Zarate_Europe_Gets_It_Right.pdf
A Question of Honour: Why the Taliban Fight and What to Do About It23-Jul-10Asian Journal of Social ScienceScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Question_of_Honour.pdf
The Romance of Terror19-Jul-10The GuardianScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Romance_of_Terror.pdf
Protecting Lives and Data: A Critical Test for Europe7-Jul-10Center for Strategic and International StudiesJuan Zarateartisinternational.org/articles/Zarate_Protecting_Lives_and_Data.pdf
Who Becomes a Terrorist Today?1-Jul-10Perspectives on TerrorismScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Who_Becomes_a_Terrorist.pdf
Mutually Assured Support: A Security Doctrine for Terrorist Nuclear Weapon Threats1-Jul-10The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social ScienceScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Mutually_Assured_Support.pdf
Why We Talk to Terrorists30-Jun-10The New York TimesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Why_We_Talk_To_Terrorists.pdf
Decentralize, Adapt, Cooperate20-May-10NatureScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Decentralize_Adapt_Cooperate.pdf
Understanding How the Privileged Become Violent Fanatics7-May-10The Huffington PostScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Understanding_How_the_Privileged.pdf
Times Square Bomber: Another of the Dangerous Disillusioned7-May-10The GuardianScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Times_Square_Bomber.pdf
Eighteen Months and Beyond: Implications of U.S. Policy in Afghanistan1-Apr-10Symposium: U.S. Policy in AfghanistanBruce Riedelartisinternational.org/articles/Sageman_Eighteen_Months.pdf
Pathways to and from violent extremism10-Mar-10Presented to Senate Armed Services CommitteeScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Statement_Before_the_Senate.pdf
Time to Reset Politics, Focus on Enemy22-Feb-10PoliticoJuan Zarateartisinternational.org/articles/Zarate_Time_to_Reset_Politics.pdf
On the psychology of religious fundamentalism1-Jan-10 in RELIGION AND PSYCHIATRY & BEYOND BOUNDARIESThe Lord John Alderdiceartisinternational.org/articles/alderdice_onthepsychologyofreligiousfundamenalism.pdf
Off the couch and round the conference table1-Jan-10In CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOANALYTIC APPLICATIONSThe Lord John Alderdiceartisinternational.org/articles/Alderdice_offthecouchandroundtheconferencetable.pdf
The Terror Scare30-Dec-09The Huffington PostScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Terror_Scare.pdf
To Beat Al Qaeda, Look to the East13-Dec-09The New York TimesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_To_Beat_Al_Qaeda.pdf
Emerging Sacred Values: Iran’s Nuclear Program1-Dec-09Judgment and Decision MakingScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Emerging_Sacred_Values.pdf
Plaudi la Rivoluzione Cognitiva7-Nov-09Il Sole 24 OreScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Plaudi_la_Rivoluzione.pdf
In Memory of Claude Levi-Strauss4-Nov-09International Cognition and Culture InstituteScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_In_Memory.pdf
Resilient Faith28-Oct-09The GuardianScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Resilient_Faith.pdf
Harnessing the Financial Furies: Smart Financial Power and National Security26-Oct-09The Washington QuarterlyJuan Zarateartisinternational.org/articles/Zarate_Harnessing_Financial_Furies.pdf
Barack’s Nobel: A Symbolic Gesture of Hope to the World’s Youth10-Oct-09The Huffington PostScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Baracks_Nobel.pdf
The (Im)moral Logic of the Show Trial8-Aug-09The Huffington PostScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Immoral_Logic.pdf
Theoretical Frames on Pathways to Violent RadicalizationAugust 1, 2009Artis Research & Risk ModelingScott Atranartisinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ARTIS_Theoretical_Frames_August_2009.pdf
What Motivates Participation in Violent Political Action?1-Jun-09Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_.pdf
Sacred Values: Psychological and Anthropological Perspectives on Fairness, Fundamentalism, and Terrorism1-Jun-09Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesJohn Thomas Alderdiceartisinternational.org/articles/Alderdice_Sacred_Values.pdf
Smart Financial Power and International Security21-Apr-09Center for Strategic and International StudiesJuan Zarateartisinternational.org/articles/Zarate_Smart_Financial_Power.pdf
The Moral Measure of a Civilization Is in Its Treatment of Enemies18-Apr-09The Huffington PostScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Moral_Measure.pdf
Unleash the Financial Furies against North Korea14-Apr-09Los Angeles TimesJuan Zarateartisinternational.org/articles/Zarate_Unleash.pdf
The Torture Veto and America’s Image11-Mar-09The New York TimesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Torture_Veto.pdf
How Words Could End a War25-Jan-09The New York TimesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Words_Could_End_a_War.pdf
Religion in America: Why Many Democrats and Europeans Don’t Get It13-Sep-08The Huffington PostScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Religion_In_America.pdf
Humiliation and the Inertia Effect1-Sep-08 Journal of Cognition & CultureScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Humiliation_and_the_Inertia_Effect.pdf
Putting Al Qaeda on the Couch19-Jul-08NewsweekMarc Sagemanartisinternational.org/articles/Sageman_Al_Qaeda_on_the_Couch.pdf
Does Osama Still Call the Shots?10-Jul-08Foreign AffairsMarc Sagemanartisinternational.org/articles/Sageman_Does_Osama.pdf
In Theory: Reframing Sacred Values1-Jul-08Negotiation JournalScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_In_Theory.pdf
A Strategy for Fighting International Islamic Terrorists1-Jul-08The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social ScienceMarc Sagemanartisinternational.org/articles/Sageman_Strategy_for_Fighting.pdf
Fear Versus Hope in the Fight Against Terror25-Jun-08The Huffington PostScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Fear_v_Hope.pdf
Uncovering the Dark Web: A Case Study of Jihad on the Web7-Apr-08 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and TechnologyMarc Sagemanartisinternational.org/articles/Sageman_Uncovering_the_Dark_Web.pdf
The Making of a Terrorist: A Need for Understanding from the Field12-Mar-08Testimony before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland SecurityScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Making_of_a_Terrorist.pdf
Waterboarding: Our Sacred Right11-Mar-08The Huffington PostScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Waterboarding.pdf
The Next Generation of Terror1-Mar-08Foreign PolicyMarc Sagemanartisinternational.org/articles/Sageman_Next_Generation_of_Terror.pdf
Jemaah Islamiyah’s Radical Madrassah Networks1-Mar-08Dynamics of Asymmetric ConflictScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Jemaah_Islamiyahs.pdf
Portrait of a Modern Terrorist Group2-Feb-08New ScientistMarc Sagemanartisinternational.org/articles/Sageman_Portrait_of_a_Modern_Terrorist.pdf
Connecting Terrorist Networks1-Jan-08Studies in Conflict & TerrorismMarc Sagemanartisinternational.org/articles/Sageman_Connecting_Terrorist_Networks.pdf
Understanding Terrorism and What We Can Do About It: A Continuing Conversation With Lord John Alderdice1-Sep-07Internaitonal Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic StudiesThe Lord John Alderdiceartisinternational.org/articles/Alderdice_Understanding_Terrorism.pdf
Terror’s Social Club1-Sep-07Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsMarc Sagemanartisinternational.org/articles/Sageman_Terrors_Social_Club.pdf
Cultural Mosaics and Mental Models of Nature28-Aug-07Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Cultural_Mosaics.pdf
Sacred Barriers to Conflict Resolution24-Aug-07ScienceScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Sacred_Barriers.pdf
The Nature of Belief28-Jul-07ScienceScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Nature_of_Belief.pdf
Sacred Bounds on Rational Resolution of Violent Political Conflict1-May-07Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Sacred_Bounds.pdf
Terror Networks and Sacred Values27-Mar-07Political Violence ReportScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Terror_Networks.pdf
Give Palestine’s Unity Government a Chance4-Mar-07The Huffington PostScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Palestines_Unity_Government.pdf
Counting Casualties: A Framework for Respectful, Useful Records1-Feb-07 Journal of Risk and UncertaintyScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Counting_Casualties.pdf
The Evolution of Ethnocentrism1-Dec-06The Journal of Conflict ResolutionRobert Axelrodartisinternational.org/articles/Axelrod_Evolution_of_Ethnocentrism.pdf
Pakistan: Balancing Act1-Nov-06Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Balancing_Act.pdf
An Evolutionary Approach to Norms1-Nov-06American Political Science ReviewRobert Axelrodartisinternational.org/articles/Axelrod_An_Evolutionary_Approach.pdf
Devoted Actor Versus Rational Actor Models for Understanding World Conflict14-Sep-06Presented to The National Security CouncilScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Devoted_Actor.pdf
Evolution of Cooperation among Tumor Cells5-Sep-06Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaRobert Axelrodartisinternational.org/articles/Axelrod_Evolution_of_Cooperation.pdf
Is Hamas Ready to Deal?17-Aug-06The New York TimesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Is_Hamas_Ready_To_Deal.pdf
Sacred Values. If the Middle East Peace Process is to be Salvaged, Israelis and Palestinians Must Make Symbolic Concessions. But Time is Running Out.19-Jul-06Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Sacred_Values.pdf
Connecting the Dots and Scott Atran1-Jul-06Bulletin of Atomic ScientistsScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Sageman_Connceting_the_Dots.pdf
Analyzing the Terrorist Social Networks with Visualization Tools23-May-06Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security InformaticsMarc Sagemanartisinternational.org/articles/Sageman_Analyzing_the_Terrorist.pdf
The Moral Logic and Growth of Suicide Terrorism1-Apr-06Washington QuarterlyScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Moral_Logic.pdf
A Failure of Imagination1-Apr-06Studies in Conflict & TerrorismScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Failure_of_Imagination.pdf
Religion’s Innate Origins and Evolutionary Background26-Mar-06The Innate Mind: Vol. 2: Culture and CognitionScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Religions_Innate_Origins.pdf
Fighting the Right War16-Mar-06National De-Fence University Joint Operations SymposiumMarc Sagemanartisinternational.org/articles/Sageman_Fighting_the_Right_War.pdf
To Jihad and Back1-Nov-05Foreign PolicyScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_To_Jihad_and_Back.pdf
The Emir: An Interview with Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, Alleged Leader of the Southeast Asian Jemaah Islamiyah Organization26-Oct-05The Jamestown FoundationScott Atranjamestown.org/interview/the-emir-an-interview-with-abu-bakar-baasyir-alleged-leader-of-the-southeast-asian-jemaah-islamiyah-organization/
The Cultural Mind: Environmental Decision Making and Cultural Modeling Within and Across Populations26-Oct-05Psychological ReviewScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Cultural_Mind.pdf
In Indonesia, Democracy Isn’t Enough5-Oct-05The New York TimesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_In_Indonesia_Democracy.pdf
Small Groups Find Fatal Purpose through the Web29-Sep-05NatureScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Small_Groups_Find_Fatal_Purpose.pdf
Folkbiology of Freshwater Fish6-Sep-05CognitionScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Folkbiology_of_Freshwater_Fish.pdf
Unintelligent Design30-Aug-05EdgeScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Unintelligent_Design.pdf
The Virtual Hand of Jihad19-May-05Jamestown Terrorism MonitorScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Virtual_Hand.pdf
Facing Catastrophe-Risk and Response: the 9-11 and 11-M Commissions’ Blind Sides1-May-05AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory StudiesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Facing_Catastrophe.pdf
Lethal Lapses in Intelligence2-Apr-05The New York TimesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Lethal_Lapses.pdf
Adaptationism for Human Cognition: Strong, Spurious or Weak?1-Feb-05Mind & LanguageScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Adaptationism.pdf
Hamas May Give Peace a Chance18-Dec-04The New York TimesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Hamas_May_Give_Peace_a_Chance.pdf
Turning Out Hell’s Harpists26-Nov-04World Federation of ScientistsScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Hells_Harpists.pdf
Let Liberty Transform Palestinians, Too27-Oct-04The Christian Science MonitorScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/tran_Let_Liberty_Transform.pdf
Religion’s Evolutionary Landscape: Counterintuition, Commitment, Compassion, Communion26-Oct-04Behavioral and Brain SciencesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Religions_Evolutionary_Landscape.pdf
Anti-Anti Cartesianism: A Reply to Shanker26-Oct-04Current AnthropologyScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Anti_Cartesianism.pdf
The Native Mind: Biological Categorization and Reasoning in Development and Across Cultures1-Oct-04Psychological ReviewScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Native_Mind.pdf
Trends in Suicide Terrorism: Sense and Nonsense26-Aug-04World Federation of ScientistsScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Trends_in_Suicide_Terrorism.pdf
Altruism via Kin-Selection Strategies That Rely on Arbitrary Tags with Which They Coevolve1-Aug-04EvolutionRobert Axelrodartisinternational.org/articles/Axelrod_Altruism.pdf
Mishandling Suicide Terrorism1-Jul-04Washington QuarterlyScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Mishandling_Suicide_Terrorism.pdf
Evolution and Devolution of Knowledge: A Tale of Two Biologies1-Jun-04Journal of the Royal Anthropological InstituteScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Evolution_And_Devolution.pdf
The Jihadist Mutation7-Apr-04The Jamestown FoundationScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Jihadist_Mutation.pdf
Individual Factors in Suicide Terrorism2-Apr-04ScienceScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Individual_Factors.pdf
A Leaner, Meaner Jihad16-Mar-04The New York TimesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_A_Leaner_Meaner_Jihad.pdf
Children’s Attributions of Beliefs to Humans and God: Cross-Cultural Evidence1-Jan-04Cognitive ScienceScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Childrens_Attributions.pdf
The Strategic Threat from Suicide Terror26-Dec-03AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory StudiesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Strategic_Threat.pdf
A Historical Note on False Traumatic Memories6-Nov-03Journal of Clinical PsychologyMarc Sagemanartisinternational.org/articles/Sageman_False_Traumatic_Memories.pdf
What Motivates a Terrorist?28-Sep-03The New York TimesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_What_Motivates_A_Terrorist.pdf
A Metamodule for Conceptual Integration: Language or Theory of Mind11-Aug-03Behavioral and Brain ScienceScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_A_Metamodule_for_Conceptual.pdf
Who Wants to Be a Martyr?5-May-03The New York TimesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Martyr_.pdf
Theorie Cognitive de la Culture Une Alternative Evolutionniste a la Sociobiology et a la Selection Collective1-Apr-03L'HommeScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Theorie_Cognitive.pdf
U.S. Off Target in Terror War7-Mar-03Detroit Free PressScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/AAtran_US_Off_Target.pdf
Genesis of Suicide Terrorism7-Mar-03ScienceScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Genesis_of_Suicide_Terrorism.pdf
Cultural and Experimental Differences in the Development of Folkbiological Induction1-Jan-03Cognitive DevelopmentScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Cultural_and_Experimental_Differences.pdf
The Neuropsychology of Religion26-Oct-02NeuroTheology: Brain, Science, Spirituality & Religious ExperienceScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Neuropsychology_of_Religion.pdf
Modest Adaptationism: Muddling Trough Cognition and Language26-Oct-02Behavioral and Brain SciencesScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Modest_Adaptationism.pdf
Essentialism and Folkbiology: Evidence from Brazil1-Sep-02 Journal of Cognition & CultureScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Essentialism_And_Folkbiology.pdf
Thinking About Biology. Modular Constraints on Categorization and Reasoning in the Everyday Life of Americans, Maya, and Scientists1-Jun-02Mind & SocietyScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Thinking_About_Biology.pdf
Folkecology, Cultural Edipemiology, and the Spirit of the Commons1-Jun-02Current AnthropologyScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Folkecology.pdf
A Bird’s Eye View: Biological Categorization and Reasoning Within and Across Cultures1-Feb-02CognitionBailenson, JNartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_A_Birds_Eye_View.pdf
The Case for Modularity: Sin or Salvation26-Oct-01Evolution and CognitionScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Case_For_Modularity.pdf
A Cheater-Detection Module?26-Oct-01Evolution and CognitionScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Cheater_Detection_Module.pdf
The Trouble with Memes5-Mar-01Human NatureScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_The_Trouble_With_Memes.pdf
Folkbiology Doesn’t Come from Folkpsychology1-Feb-01 Journal of Cognition & CultureScott Atranartisinternational.org/articles/Atran_Folkbiology_Folkpsychology.pdf
The Emergence of a New Dog Of War26-Oct-98Stanford Journal of International LawJuan Zarateartisinternational.org/articles/Zarate_Emergence_of_a_New_Dog.pdf