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Mapping

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This continues our series of student reflections and analysis authored by our research team. As mentioned in my previous blog post about analyzing group affiliation and ideologies, mapping is a great tool for visualizing patterns of attack. Terrorism research has drastically increased in the past 20 years. For more in depth analyses, it is essential to […]

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Death Penalty Cases in Relation to Othered Status

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This continues our series of student reflections and analysis authored by our research team. The tPP data set[1] contains 17 cases that resulted in a death penalty conviction.  These cases were analyzed in a separate data set to determine if there were any consistencies or correlations between the cases.  The variable of othered status was considered […]

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The Internet and Terrorism

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This continues our series of student reflections and analysis authored by our research team. The Internet is arguably the great technology ever to be invented. It allows us to research and communicate in new ways, with such ease. While a majority of us probably use the Internet for more mundane activities such as checking our email […]

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Case Studies in FTO Affiliation

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This continues our series of student reflections and analysis authored by our research team. Recently, my research partner Tia Turner and I completed our preliminary analysis of the correlation between attack lethality, measured in the number of fatalities per any given attack, and the perpetrator’s affiliation to a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). The variables that account […]

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The Evolution of tPP: Pros and Cons

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This continues our series of student reflections and analysis authored by our research team. The Evolution of tPP: Pros and Cons Sarah Carrier “The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” (Albert Einstein)   All throughout history, human beings have been curious creatures. We strive to understand the world […]