The Road to ISIS – by Tom Bartlett
An unorthodox anthropologist goes face to face with ISIS. Is the payoff worth the peril? Bartlett, T. The Road to ISIS. (20 May 2016). The Chronicle of Higher Education.
On the Front Line Against ISIS – by Scott Atran
An in-depth report by Scott Atran on the inconclusive battle to take one little village called Kudilah exposes the weakness of the strategy to retake Mosul, Iraq’s second biggest city. On the Front Line Against ISIS: Who Fights, Who Doesn’t, and Why. April 19, 2016. The Daily Beast.
On the Front Line Against ISIS – by Scott Atran
An in-depth report by Scott Atran on the inconclusive battle to take one little village called Kudilah exposes the weakness of the strategy to retake Mosul, Iraq’s second biggest city. On the Front Line Against ISIS: Who Fights, Who Doesn’t, and Why. April 19, 2016. The Daily Beast.
On the Front Line Against ISIS – by Scott Atran
An in-depth report by Scott Atran on the inconclusive battle to take one little village called Kudilah exposes the weakness of the strategy to retake Mosul, Iraq’s second biggest city. On the Front Line Against ISIS: Who Fights, Who Doesn’t, and Why. April 19, 2016. The Daily Beast.
L’Etat islamique est une révolution, par Scott Atran
L’Etat islamique est une révolution. L’Obs. 2 February 2016.
Pour lutter contre l’EI, “il faut s’intéresser à son pouvoir de séduction”
Interview with Scott Atran: To fight against EI, “we need to look at its power of seduction.”
Scott Atran: l’homme qui a compris les terroristes
Scott Atran: l’homme qui a compris les terroristes. France Culture, 18 January 2016. Guillaume Erner reçoit Scott Atran, anthropologue américain, directeur de Recherche au CNRS, professeur Adjoint de Psychologie, d’Anthropologie et de Ressources Naturelles à l’Université de Michigan.
BBC4 Interview with Scott Atran
Global news and analysis presented by Mark Mardell, on The World This Weekend. Listen at the 21 minute mark to hear his fascinating interview about ISIS as a revolution with Scott Atran, a research fellow who has interviewed many terrorist sympathizers who believes we are underestimating the strength of this movement – we have “miles and…
Thinking from God’s perspective decreases biased valuation of the life of a nonbeliever
Ginges, J., Sheikh, H., Atran, S., Argo, N. (28 Dec 2015). Thinking from God’s perspective decreases biased valuation of the life of a nonbeliever. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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.