The Psychology of Radicalization – NPR interview with Scott Atran
Vendantam, S. (16 Dec 2015). Interview with Scott Atran. The Psychology of Radicalization: How Terrorist Groups Attract Young Followers. The Hidden Brain – NPR.
The main resource of Daech is its fighters – Interview with Nafees Hamid
Reinier, R. (16 Dec 2015). Interview with Nafees Hamid. La principale ressource de Daech, ce sont ses combattants. AlterEcoPlus.
ISIS is a revolution – by Scott Atran
Atran, S. (15 Dec 2015). ISIS is a revolution. AEON.
Die drei Grundformen des Dschihad – by Hammad Sheikh
Sheikh, Hammad. 15 December 2015. Die drei Grundformen des Dschihad. ZEIT ONLINE.
Whether to Kill by Stephanie Dornschneider
We are pleased to announce the Penn Press book release of Whether to Kill: The Cognitive Maps of Violent and Nonviolent Individuals by Stephanie Dornschneider, Young Investigator at Artis.
El antropólogo del IS
Luis Quevado interviews Scott Atran about the Islamic State for El Mundo, November 30, 2015.
Jihadi Archipelago: Blood and joy in the Islamic State.
Anthropologist Scott Atran explains the revolutionary context of the Islamic State – as a dynamic startup nation, an attractor of the aggrieved, and an existential challenge to Enlightenment ideals of human rights and the secular state – and warns that Western governments are giving ISIS exactly the chaos it needs to grow. Interview by Chuck…
Scott Atran speaks to the UN CTC
Scott Atran speaks to the motivations and backgrounds of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) at the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee meeting on November 24.
The Joy of ISIS – NYT blog
Ross Douthat discusses ISIS, and the West’s response, referencing Artis fellows’ NYRB piece.
Interview with Scott Atran: Can We Construct a Counter-Narrative to ISIS’s End Goal?
Can We Construct a Counter-Narrative to ISIS’s End Goal? What exactly is the ISIS endgame? NPR’s Rachel Martin speaks with Scott Atran, co-author of the New York Review of Books post “Paris: The War ISIS Wants.”