The Devoted Actor, Sacred Values, and Willingness to Fight: Preliminary Studies with ISIL Volunteers and Kurdish Frontline Fighters. (November 2014). Executive Summary presented to Senate Armed Services Committee. By Scott Atran, with Lydia Wilson, Richard Davis, Hammad Sheikh.
The Devoted Actor, Sacred Values, and Willingness to Fight: Preliminary Studies with ISIL Volunteers and Kurdish Frontline Fighters. (November 2014). Executive Summary presented to Senate Armed Services Committee. By Scott Atran, with Lydia Wilson, Richard Davis, Hammad Sheikh.
Incentives for War, Beyond Material Gain. The New York Times. August 20, 2014. By Scott Atran.
ARTIS Research has launched the Center for Health and Medicine. You can find more information about the CHAM here: Center For Health and Medicine
“An entertaining insider’s account of America’s post 9/11 sanctions regime highlights the successes and shortcomings of the strategy” – Financial Times Review Get a copy of the book here.
Scott Atran appeared on America Live with Megan Kelly to discuss the radicalization of individuals like the suspects in the Boston Bombings. Click to watch the interview: Monday April 22 Appearance Saturday April 20 Appearance Foreign Press Article – April 22 By: Scott Atran Black and White and Red All Over How the hyperkinetic media…
Policy Fellow [line] Mr. Aiken is currently the Director of Communication, Research & Evaluation in the National Transformation Program at the Office of the Prime Minister, Jamaica House. In this capacity, he is responsible for the understanding of human behavior and social patterns as it relates to political violence within Jamaica. This understanding is a…
Young Investigator [line] Nichole Argo is a graduate student in the Psychology Department at the New School for Social Research. Before coming to the New School, she worked for several years as a journalist and field researcher in Israel, the Palestinian Territories, and England. Her field research examined motivations for political violence, and involved interviews…
Senior Fellow [line] Robert Axelrod is the Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human Understanding at the University of Michigan. He has appointments in the Department of Political Science and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. He is best known for his interdisciplinary work on the evolution of cooperation (cited in more than…
Policy Fellow [line] Michael Barton has extensive experience in National Security, Homeland Security, counterterrorism, and energy policy making. Beginning in 2009, he has consulted for the Federal Government on a wide range of strategic issues. From 2006 to 2009 he served in the International Security Affairs division of the Office of the Secretary of Defense…
