- New studies explore why ordinary people turn terrorist
Bower, Bruce. 23 June 2016. New studies explore why ordinary people turn terrorist. ScienceNews.
- Empirical Evidence for the Devoted Actor Model – by Hammad Sheikh et. al.
Sheikh, Hammad, Ángel Gómez, and Scott Atran. 23 May 2016. Empirical Evidence for the Devoted Actor Model. Current Anthropology.
- 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.
- Colloque : les Oscars de la déradicalisation – PAR CLÉMENT PÉTREAULT
Les ministres se sont bousculés au premier Colloque international sur la prévention de la radicalisation. L’occasion de sortir des idées reçues.
Colloque : les Oscars de la déradicalisation. 29 April 2016. Le Point.
- The EU Is Now Criminalizing Refugees – by Lydia Wilson
The EU Is Now Criminalizing Refugees. April 20, 2016. The Nation. Lydia Wilson.
- 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.
- Sustainable Security and Sacred Values – by Hammad Sheikh
A short piece on the importance of understanding sacred values for solving pressing global problems.
Sustainable Security and Sacred Values. April 18, 2016. Sustainable Security.
- Comment devient-on djihadiste? – by Scott Atran and Nafees Hamid
Comment devient-on djihadiste? (April 7, 2016). Télégrama.fr. By Scott Atran and Nafees Hamid. Read Part 1 of 2 // Read Part 2 of 2
- “Terror in Europe” – A testimony by Juan C. Zarate
Terror in Europe: Safeguarding U.S. Citizens at Home and Abroad. (April 5, 2016). Statement before the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee. By Juan C. Zarate.
- Hamas, Popular Support and War in the Middle East – by Richard Davis
Davis, Richard. 2016. Hamas, Popular Support and War in the Middle East: Insurgency in the Holy Land. Routledge: London.
- L’Etat islamique est une révolution, par Scott Atran
L’Etat islamique est une révolution. L’Obs. 2 February 2016.
- 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.
- 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
Dornschneider, S. (2015). Whether to Kill: The Cognitive Maps of Violent and Nonviolent Individuals. University of Pennsylvania Press. Philadelphia.
- Paris: The War ISIS Wants – by Scott Atran and Nafees Hamid
Atran, S. & Hamid, N. (16 November 2015). Paris: The war ISIS wants. The New York Review of Books.
- Mindless terrorists? The Truth about ISIS… – by Scott Atran
Atran, S. (15 November 2015). Mindless Terrorists: The Truth about ISIS is much worse. The Guardian.
- Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters- by Lydia Wilson
Wilson, L. (October 21, 2015). What I discovered from interviewing imprisoned ISIS fighters. The Nation.
- ISIS and the Assad dynasty – by Lydia Wilson
Wilson, L. (23 September 2015). ISIS and the Assad dynasty. The Times Literary Supplement.
- What drives Westerners to fight for ISIL?
Scott Atran appeared on Al Jazeera TV’s UpFront with Mehdi Hasan to discuss what drives Westerners to fight for ISIL. Click to watch the interview:
Saturday, September 12, 2015 Appearance

- The Kurds’ Heroic Stand Against ISIS – by Scott Atran & Douglas Stone
S. Atran & D. Stone. 16 March 2015. “The Kurds’ Heroic Stand Against ISIS” in The New York Times.
- The ISIS in the Room – by Lydia Wilson
“The ISIS in the Room: I felt the impact of an attack by the terrorist group. So why didn’t my research data?” (5 February 2015.) Nautilus. Issue 021. by Lydia Wilson
- For Cause and Comrade – by Scott Atran and colleagues
“For Cause and Comrade: Devoted Actors and Willingness to Fight” (30 December 2014). In Cliodynamics: The Journal of Quantitative History and Cultural Evolution. 5(1). Atran, S., Sheikh, H., and Gómez, Á.
- The Devoted Actor as Parochial Altruist – by Hammed Sheikh and colleagues
“The Devoted Actor as Parochial Altruist: Sectarian Morality, Identity Fusion, and Support for Costly Sacrifices” (December 30, 2014.) In Cliodynamics: The Journal of Quantitative History and Cultural Evolution. , vol 5(1). By Sheikh, Hammad; Atran, Scott; Ginges, Jeremy; Wilson, Lydia; Obeid, Nadine; Davis, Richard.
- Devoted actors sacrifice for close comrades and sacred cause
Atran, S., Sheikh, H., and Gomez, A. (3 December 2014). “Devoted actors sacrifice for close comrades and sacred cause“. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Early Edition.
- The Devoted Actor, Sacred Values, and Willingness to Fight – by Scott Atran and colleagues
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.
- Motive attribution asymmetry by Adam Waytz and colleagues
Waytz, A., Young, L. L., and Ginges, J. Motive attribution asymmetry for love vs. hate drives intractable conflict. Online before print 20 October 2014. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
- État islamique: l’illusion du sublime by Scott Atran
Atran, S. (Nov/Dec 2014). État islamique: l’illusion du sublime. Cerveau & Psycho. p. 50-55.
- Jihad’s fatal attraction – by Scott Atran
Atran, S. 4 September 2014. Jihad’s fatal attraction. The Guardian.
- Incentives for War, Beyond Material Gain
Incentives for War, Beyond Material Gain. The New York Times. August 20, 2014. By Scott Atran.
- U.S. Must Help Deal Directly With Hamas – by Scott Atran
U.S. Must Help Deal Directly With Hamas. The New York Times. August 5, 2014. By Scott Atran.
- Countering Violent Extremism – by Scott Atran
“Countering Violent Extremism: Insights and Evidence from the Field.” Presented to US DoS, Center for Strategic Counterterrorism and DoD Defense Science Board. April 24-25, 2014. S. Atran
- Briefing to the U.S. Defense Science Board – by Scott Atran
“Countering Violent Extremism” Briefing to the U.S. DOD Defense Science Board. Feb 2014 by S. Atran
- A Garden Experiment Revisited – by Olivier le Guen et al.
“A garden ex”A garden experiment revisited: inter-generational change in environmental perception and management of the Maya Lowlands, Guatemala.” JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, 1 Nov 2013 by O. le Guen, R. Iliev, X. Lois, S. Atran, & D. L. Medin.
- Negotiating Cultural Conflicts – by Kate Jassin et al.
“Negotiating Cultural Conflicts Over Sacred Values”, MODELS FOR INTERCULTURAL COLLABORATION AND NEGOTIATION, K. Sycara et al. (eds). 2013 by K. Jassin, H. Sheikh, N. Obeid, N. Argo, & J. Ginges.
- Cyber Security Valley – By Rich Davis and Vinnie Liu
“Cyber Security Valley,” ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 14 July 2014, by R. Davis, V. Liu.
- Social Science in the National Interest – By Scott Atran
“Social Warfare. Budget hawks’ plan to cut funding for political and social science aren’t just short-sighted and simpleminded- they’ll actually hurt national security.” FOREIGN POLICY. 15 March 2013 by S. Atran.
- Social evolution: The ritual animal – by Dan Jones
“Social evolution: The ritual animal.” NATURE. 23 January 2013 by D. Jones.
- God and the Ivory Tower – by Scott Atran
“God and the Ivory Tower: What we don’t understand about religion just might kill us.” FOREIGN POLICY August 6, 2012 by Scott Atran
- Religious and Sacred Imperatives in Human Conflict – by Scott Atran and Jeremy Ginges
“Religious and Sacred Imperatives in Human Conflict” SCIENCE (SPECIAL SECTION), May 18, 2012, by S. Atran and J. Ginges.
- Religion, group threat and sacred values -by Hammad Sheikh et. al.
“Religion, group threat and sacred values” JUDGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING, Vol.7 No.2, 5 March 2012 by H Sheikh, J Ginges, A Coman, S Atran
- Talking to the Enemy: An alternative approach – by Scott Atran
“Talking to the Enemy: An alternative approach to ending intractable conflicts” the Solutions Journal, February 2012, by S Atran
- The price of your soul – by Gregory Berns et. al.
“The price of your soul: neural evidence for the non-utilitarian representation of sacred values” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Biological Sciences, 25 January 2012 by G Berns, E Bell, C Capra, M Prietula, S Moore, B Anderson, J Ginges, & S Atran
- The biology of cultural conflict – by Gregory Berns and Scott Atran
“The biology of cultural conflict” The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Biological Sciences, 25 January 2012 by G Berns and S Atran
- Survey of Energy Resources – update2012
“Survey of Energy Resources – What’s new” World Energy Council, 2012 by R.Davis and V.Rao
- Gangs, terrorism and radicalization – by Scott Decker and David Pyrooz
“Gangs, terrorism and radicalization” JOURNAL OF STRATEGIC SECURITY, Winter 2011, by S Decker and D Pyrooz
- The Value(s) of IRBs by: Scott Atran
“The Value(s) of IRBs,” APS OBSERVER, 3 Nov. 2011 by Scott Atran
- Leaving the gang – by Scott Decker and David Pyrooz
“Leaving the gang-Logging off and moving on” COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, Nov 2011 by S Decker and D Pyrooz
- La Tercera Cultura: Entrevista a Scott Atran
“La Tercera Cultura,” CULTURE 3.0, 22 Oct. 2011, Interview with Scott Atran
- Dix Ans Après, L’empreinte du 11-Septembre by: Marie Boeton
“Dix Ans Après, L’empreinte du 11-Septembre,” LA CROIX, 9 Oct. 2011 by M Boeten
- How Killing Awlaki Affects America, Al Qaeda, and the Arab Spring by: Scott Atran
“How Killing Awlaki Affects America, Al Qaeda, and the Arab Spring,” HUFF POST WORLD, 1 Oct. 2011 by S Atran
- 11-Septembre: “La menace est plus générale” by: Scott Atran
“11-Septembre: “La menace est plus générale,” EUROPE 1, 10 Sep. 2011, Interview with Scott Atran
- The Terrorism Expert by: Scott Atran
“A Changing World – 9/11 + 10: The Terrorism Expert,” UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN: MICHIGAN TODAY, 8 Sep. 2011 by S Atran
- Violent Extremism and Sacred Values by: Chris Mooney
“Violent Extremism and Sacred Values,” CENTER FOR INQUIRY, 29 Aug. 2011 by C Mooney
- Violent Extremism by: Jeremy Ginges, Scott Atran, Sonya Sachdeva, and Douglas Medin
“Psychology Out of the Laboratory: The Challenge of Violent Extremism,” AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST, 8 Aug. 2011, by J Ginges, S Atran, S Sachdeva, D Medin
- Enemies by Scott Atran
“Enemies – Since 9/11, the terrorist has been Public Enemy No. 1,” The Chronicle Review, 7 Aug. 2011 by S Atran
- The Battle for Reform With Al-Qaeda by Juan Zarate
“The Battle for Reform with Al-Qaeda,” The Washington Quaterly, June 2011 by J. Zarate, D. Gordon
- The Price of Your Soul: Neural Evidence for the Non-Utilitarian Representation of Sacred Values by Scott Atran
“The Price of Your Soul: Neural Evidence for the Non-Utilitarian Representation of Sacred Values,” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 15 May 2011 by G,Berns, E. Bell, C. Mónica Capra, M. Prietula, S. Moore, B. Anderson, J. Ginges, S. Atran
- The Emotions of Nuclear Experts
“The Emotions of Nuclear Experts,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 11 Apr. 2011 by B. Fischhoff
- The Role of Social and Decision Sciences in Communicating Uncertain Climate Risks
“The Role of Social and Decision Sciences in Communicating Uncertain Climate Risks,” Nature Climate Change, 29 Mar. 2011 by B. Fischhoff, N. Pidgeon
- Sam Harris’s Guide to Nearly Everything by Scott Atran
“Sam Harris’s Guide to Nearly Everything,” National Interest, 1 Mar. 2011 by S Atran
- Survey of Energy Resources: Focus on Shale Gas: Davis
“Survey of Energy
Resources: Focus on Shale Gas”
- Nato’s Mission Impossible: Its Effects on the Afghan Partisan Movement and on US by Scott Atran
“Nato’s Mission Impossible: Its Effects on the Afghan Partisan Movement and on US,” The Huffington Post, 28 Nov. 2010 by S Atran
- The Taliban’s Expat Jihadists by Scott Atran
“The Taliban’s Expat Jihadists,” The Guardian, 29 Nov. 2010 by S Atran
- The Indonesia Opportunity: Why this Southeast Asian Country is Obama’s Best Hope for Relations With the Muslim World by Juan Zarate
“The Indonesia Opportunity: Why this Southeast Asian country is Obama’s best hope for relations with the Muslim world,” Foreign Policy, 9 Nov. 2010 by J Zarate, J Glassman
- Keystone Al -Kaeda: In the Battle Against Al Qaeda, the Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself by Scott Atran
“Keystone Al-Kaeda: In the Battle Against Al Qaeda, the Only thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself, Foreign Policy, 5 Nov. 2010 by S Atran
- Turning the Taliban Against Al Qaeda by Scott Atran
“Turning the Taliban Against Al Qaeda,” New York Times, 27 Oct. 2010 by S Atran
- The Evolution of Religion: How Cognitive By Products Adaptive Learning Heuristics, Ritual Displays, and Group Competition Generate Deep Commitments to Prosocial Religions by Scott Atran
“The Evolution of Religion: How Cognitive By Products Adaptive Learning Heuristics, Ritual Displays, and Group Competition Generate Deep Commitments to Prosocial Religions,” Biological Theory Quarterly, 1 Oct. 2010 by S Atran, J Henrich
- Beyond Sanctions by Juan Zarate
“Beyond Sanctions,” National Review, 20 Sep. 2010 by J Zarate
- Supreme Court’s Hard Line on Supporting Terrorists is the Right Line by Juan Zarate
“Supreme Court’s hard line on supporting terrorists is the right line,” Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2010 By J Zarate
- Europe Gets it Right by Juan Zarate
“Europe Gets it Right,” Foreign Policy, 12 Aug. 2010 by J Zarate, K Volker
- A Question of Honour: Why the Taliban Fight and What to Do About It by Scott Atran
“A Question of Honour: Why the Taliban Fight and What to Do About It,” Asian Journal of Social Science, 23 Jul. 2010 by S Atran
- The Romance of Terror by Scott Atran
“The Romance of Terror,” The Guardian, 19 Jul. 2010 by S Atran
- Protecting Lives and Data: A Critical Test for Europe by Juan Zarate
“Protecting Lives and Data: A Critical Test for Europe,” Center for Strategic and International Studies, 7 Jul. 2010 by J Zarate, K Volker
- Who Becomes a Terrorist Today? by Scott Atran
“Who Becomes a Terrorist Today?” Perspectives on Terrorism, 1 Jul. 2010 by S Atran
- Mutually Assured Support: A Security Doctrine for Terrorist Nuclear Weapon Threats by Scott Atran and Marc Sageman
“Mutually Assured Support: A Security Doctrine for Terrorist Nuclear Weapon Threats,” The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1 Jul. 2010 by S Atran, B Fischhoff, M Sageman
- Why We Talk to Terrorists by Scott Atran and Robert Axelrod
“Why We Talk to Terrorists,” New York Times, 30 Jun. 2010 by S Atran, R Axelrod
- Decentralize, Adapt, Cooperate by Scott Atran
“Decentralize, Adapt, Cooperate,” Nature, 20 May 2010 by S Atran et al
- Times Square Bomber: Another of the Dangerous Disillusioned by Scott Atran
“Times Square Bomber: Another of the Dangerous Disillusioned,” The Guardian, 7 May 2010 by S Atran
- Understanding How the Privileged Become Violent Fanatics by Scott Atran
“Understanding How the Privileged Become Violent Fanatics,” The Huffington Post, 7 May, 2010 by S Atran
- Eighteen Months and Beyond: Implications of U.S. Policy in Afghanistan by Marc Sageman
“Eighteen Months and Beyond: Implications of U.S. Policy in Afghanistan,” 1 Apr. 2010 by M Sageman, B Riedel, P Bergen, F Anderson
- Pathways to and From Violent Extremism by Scott Atran
“Pathways to and From Violent Extremism: The Case for Science-Based Field Research,” Senate Armed Services Committee, 10 Mar. 2010 by S Atran
- Time to Reset Politics, Focus on Enemy by Juan Zarate
“Time to Reset Politics, Focus on Enemy,” Politico, 22 Feb. 2010 By J Zarate
- On the psychology of religious fundamentalism – by Lord John Alderdice
‘On the Psychology of Religious Fundamentalism’ in RELIGION AND PSYCHIATRY – BEYOND BOUNDARIES’ (World Psychiatric Association), 2010, by Lord John Alderdice.
- Off the couch and round the conference table – by Lord John Alderdice
“Off the couch and round the conference table” OFF THE COUCH – CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOANALYTIC APPLICATIONS (ROUTLEDGE), 2010, by J, Lord Alderdice.
- The Terror Scare by Scott Atran
“The Terror Scare,” The Huffington Post, 30, Dec. 2009 by S Atran
- To Beat Al Qaeda, Look to the East by Scott Atran
“To Beat Al Qaeda, Look to the East,” New York Times, 13 Dec. 2009 by S Atran
- Emerging Sacred Values: Iran’s Nuclear Program by Scott Atran and Doug Medin
“Emerging Sacred Values: Iran’s Nuclear Program,” Judgment and Decision Making, 1 Dec 2009 by S Atran, M Dehghani, R Iliev, S Sachdeva, J Ginges, D Medin
- Plaudi la Rivoluzione Cognitiva by Scott Atran
“Plaudì la Rivoluzione Cognitiva,” Il Sole 24 Ore, 7 Nov. 2009 by S Atran
- In Memory of Claude Levi-Strauss by Scott Atran
“In Memory of Claude Lévi-Strauss,” International Cognition and Culture Institute, 4 Nov. 2009 by S Atran
- Resilient Faith by Scott Atran
“Resilient Faith,” The Guardian, 28 Oct. 2009 by S Atran
- Harnessing the Financial Furies: Smart Financial Power and National Security by Juan Zarate
“Harnessing the Financial Furies: Smart Financial Power and National Security,” The Washington Quarterly, Oct. 2009 by J Zarate
- Barack’s Nobel: A Symbolic Gesture of Hope to the World’s Youth by Scott Atran
“Barack’s Nobel: A Symbolic Gesture of Hope to the World’s Youth,” The Huffington Post, 10 Oct. 2009 by S Atran
- The (Im)moral Logic of the Show Trial by Scott Atran
“The (Im)moral Logic of the Show Trial,” The Huffington Post, 8 Aug. 2009 by S Atran
- Sacred Values by Lord John Alderdice
“Sacred Values,” Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1 Jun. 2009 by J Alderdice
- What Motivates Participation in Violent Political Action? by Scott Atran
“What Motivates Participation in Violent Political Action,” Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1 Jun, 2009 by S Atran, J Ginges
- Smart Financial Power and International Security by Juan Zarate
“Smart Financial Power and International Security: Reflections on the Evolution of the Global Anti-Money-Laundering and Counterterrorist Financing Regime since 9/11,” Center for Strategic and International Studies, 21 Apr. 2009 by J Zarate
- The Moral Measure of a Civilization Is in Its Treatment of Enemies by Scott Atran
“The Moral Measure of a Civilization Is in Its Treatment of Enemies,” The Huffington Post, 18 Apr. 2009 by S Atran
- Unleash the Financial Furies against North Korea by Juan Zarate
“Unleash the Financial Furies against North Korea,” Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2009 by J Zarate
- The Torture Veto and America’s Image by Scott Atran
“The Torture Veto and America’s Image,” New York Times, 11 March, 2009 by S Atran
- How Words Could End a War by Scott Atran
“How Words Could End a War,” New York Times, 25 Jan. 2009 by S Atran, J Ginges
- Religion in America: Why Many Democrats and Europeans Don’t Get It by Scott Atran
“Religion in America: Why Many Democrats and European’s Don’t Get It,” The Huffington Post, 13 Sep. 2008 by S Atran
- Humiliation and the Inertia Effect by Scott Atran
“Humiliation and the Inertia Effect: Implications for Understanding Violence and Compromise in Intractable Intergroup Conflicts,” Journal of Cognition & Culture, 1 Sep. 2008 by S Atran, J Ginges
- Putting Al Qaeda on the Couch by Marc Sageman
“Putting al Qaeda on the Couch,” Newsweek, 19 Jul. 2008 by M Sageman
- Does Osama Still Call the Shots? by Marc Sageman
“Does Osama Still Call the Shots? Debating the Containment of al Qaeda’s Leadership,” Foreign Affairs, 1 Jul. 2008 by M Sageman
- A Strategy for Fighting International Islamic Terrorists by Marc Sageman
“A Strategy for Fighting International Islamic Terrorists,” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1 Jul. 2008 by M Sageman
- In Theory: Reframing Sacred Values by Scott Atran and Robert Axelrod
“In Theory: Reframing Sacred Values,” Negotiation Journal, 1 Jul 2008 by S Atran, R Axelrod
- Fear Versus Hope in the Fight Against Terror by Scott Atran
“Fear Versus Hope in the Fight Against Terror,” The Huffington Post, 25 Jun. 2008 by S Atran
- Uncovering the Dark Web: A Case Study of Jihad on the Web by Marc Sageman
“Uncovering the Dark Web: A Case Study of Jihad on the Web,” Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 7 Apr. 2008 by M Sageman, H Chen, W Chung, J Qin, E Reid, G Weimann
- The Making of a Terrorist: A Need for Understanding from the Field by Scott Atran
“The Making of a Terrorist: A Need for Understanding from the Field,” Testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, 12 Mar. 2008 by S Atran
- Waterboarding Our Sacred Right by Scott Atran
“Waterboarding Our Sacred Right,” The Huffington Post, 11 Mar. 2008 by S Atran
- The Next Generation of Terror by Marc Sageman
“The Next Generation of Terror,” Foreign Policy, 1 Mar. 2008 by M Sageman
- Jemaah Islamiyah’s Radical Madrassah Networks by Scott Atran
“Jemaah Islamiyah’s Radical Madrassah Networks,” Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, 1 Mar. 2008 by S Atran, J Magouirk
- Portrait of a Modern Terrorist Group by Marc Sageman
“Portrait of a Modern Terrorist Group,” New Scientist, 2 Feb. 2008 by M Sageman
- Connecting Terrorist Networks by Marc Sageman and Scott Atran
“Connecting Terrorist Networks,” Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 1 Jan. 2008 by M Sageman, S Atran, J Magouirk
- Understanding Terrorism and What We Can Do About It: A Continuing Conversation With Lord John Alderdice by Lord Alderdice
“Understanding Terrorism and What We Can Do About It: A Continuing Conversation With Lord John Alderdice,” Internaitonal Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, 1 Sep. 2007 by J Alderdice, N Ramzy, S Portuges
- Terror’s Social Club by Marc Sageman and Scott Atran
“Terror’s Social Club,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1 Sep. 2007 by M Sageman, S Atran, J Magouirk
- Cultural Mosaics and Mental Models of Nature by Scott Atran and Doug Medin
“Cultural Mosaics and Mental Models of Nature,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 28 Aug, 2007 by S Atran, M Bang, D Medin
- Sacred Barriers to Conflict Resolution by Scott Atran, Robert Axelrod, Richard Davis
“Sacred Barriers to Conflict Resolution,” Science, 24 Aug. 2007 by S Atran, R Axelrod, R Davis
- The Nature of Belief by Scott Atran
“The Nature of Belief,” Science, 28 Jul. 2007 by S Atran
- Sacred Bounds on Rational Resolution of Violent Political Conflict by Scott Atran and Doug Medin
“Sacred Bounds on Rational Resolution of Violent Political Conflict,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 1 May 2007 by S Atran, D Medin, K Shikaki
- Terror Networks and Sacred Values by Scott Atran, Robert Axelrod, and Richard Davis
“Terror Networks and Sacred Values,” Political Violence Report, 28 Mar. 2007 by S Atran, R Axelrod, R Davis
- Give Palestine’s Unity Government a Chance by Scott Atran, Robert Axelrod, and Rich Davis
“Give Palestine’s Unity Government a Chance,” The Huffington Post, 4 Mar. 2007 by S Atran, R Axelrod, R Davis
- Counting Casualties: A Framework for Respectful, Useful Records by Scott Atran
“Counting Casualties: A Framework for Respectful, Useful Records,” Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1 Feb. 2007 by S Atran, B Fischhoff, N Fischhoff
- The Evolution of Ethnocentrism by Robert Axelrod
“The Evolution of Ethnocentrism,” The Journal of Conflict Resolution, 1 Dec. 2006 by R Axelrod, R Hammond
- An Evolutionary Approach to Norms by Robert Axelrod
“An Evolutionary Approach to Norms,” American Political Science Review, 1 Nov. 2006 by R Axelrod
- Pakistan: Balancing Act by Scott Atran
“Pakistan: Balancing Act,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1 Nov. 2006 by S Atran
- Devoted Actor Versus Rational Actor Models for Understanding World Conflict by Scott Atran
“Devoted Actor Versus Rational Actor Models for Understanding World Conflict,” The National Security Council, 14 Sep. 2006 by S Atran
- Evolution of Cooperation among Tumor Cells by Robert Axelrod
“Evolution of Cooperation among Tumor Cells,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 5 Sep. 2006 by R Axelrod, D Axelrod, K Pienta
- Is Hamas Ready to Deal? by Scott Atran
“Is Hamas Ready to Deal?” New York Times, 17 Aug. 2006 by S Atran
- Sacred Values. If the Middle East Peace Process is to be Salvaged, Israelis and Palestinians Must Make Symbolic Concessions. But Time is Running Out.
“Sacred Values. If the Middle East Peace Process is to be Salvaged, Israelis and Palestinians Must Make Symbolic Concessions. But Time is Running Out,” Bulletin of Atomic Sciences, 19 Jul. 2006
- Connecting the Dots by Marc Sageman and Scott Atran
“Connecting the Dots,” Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, 1 Jul. 2006 by M Sageman, S Atran
- Analyzing the Terrorist Social Networks with Visualization Tools by Marc Sageman
“Analyzing the Terrorist Social Networks with Visualization Tools,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics, 23 May 2006 by M Sageman, C Yang, N Liu
- The Moral Logic and Growth of Suicide Terrorism by Scott Atran
“The Moral Logic and Growth of Suicide Terrorism,” Washington Quarterly, 1 Apr. 2006 by S Atran
- A Failure of Imagination by Scott Atran
“A Failure of Imagination (Intelligence, WMDs, and ‘Virtual Jihad’),” Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 1 Apr. 2006 by S Atran
- Religion’s Innate Origins and Evolutionary Background by Scott Atran
“Religion’s Innate Origins and Evolutionary Background,” The Innate Mind: Vol. 2: Culture and Cognition, 2006 by S Atran
- Fighting the Right War by Marc Sageman
“Fighting the Right War,” National De-Fence University Joint Operations Symposium, 16-17 Mar. 2006 by M Sageman
- To Jihad and Back by Scott Atran
“To Jihad and Back,” Foreign Policy, 1 Nov. 2005 by S Atran
- The Emir: An Interview with Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, Alleged Leader of the Southeast Asian Jemaah Islamiyah Organization by Scott Atran
“The Emir: An Interview with Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, Alleged Leader of the Southeast Asian Jemaah Islamiyah Organization,” Jamestown Foundation, 2005 by S ATran
- The Cultural Mind: Environmental Decision Making and Cultural Modeling Within and Across Populations
“The Cultural Mind: Environmental Decision Making and Cultural Modeling Within and Across Populations,” Psychological Review, 2005 by S Atran, D Medin, N Ross
- In Indonesia, Democracy Isn’t Enough by Scott Atran
“In Indonesia, Democracy Isn’t Enough,” New York Times, 5 Oct. 2005 by S Atran
- Small Groups Find Fatal Purpose through the Web by Scott Atran
“Small Groups Find Fatal Purpose through the Web,” Nature, 29 Sep. 2005 by S Atran, J Stern
- Folkbiology of Freshwater Fish
“Folkbiology of Freshwater Fish,” Cognition, 6 Sep. 2005 by S Atran, D Medin, N Ross, D Cox, J Coley, J Proffitt, S Blok
- Unintelligent Design by Scott Atran
“Unintelligent Design,” Edge, 30 Aug. 2005 by S Atran
- The Virtual Hand of Jihad by Scott Atran
“The ‘Virtual Hand’ of Jihad,” Terrorism Monitor, 19 May, 2005 by S Atran
- Facing Catastrophe-Risk and Response: the 9-11 and 11-M Commissions’ Blind Sides by Scott Atran
“Facing Catastrophe-Risk and Response: The 9-11 and 11-M Commissions’ Blind Sides,” AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, 1 May, 2005 by S Atran
- Lethal Lapses in Intelligence by Scott Atran
“Lethal Lapses in Intelligence,” New York Times, 2 Apr. 2005 by S Atran
- Adaptationism for Human Cognition: Strong, Spurious or Weak? by Scott Atran
“Adaptationism for Human Cognition: Strong, Spurious or Weak?” Mind & Language, 1 Feb. 2005 by S Atran
- Hamas May Give Peace a Chance by Scott Atran
“Hamas May Give Peace a Chance,” New York Times, 18 Dec. 2004 by S Atran
- Turning Out Hell’s Harpists by Scott Atran
“Turning Out Hell’s Harpists,” World Federation of Scientists, Nov. 2004 by S Atran
- Let Liberty Transform Palestinians, Too by Scott Atran
“Let Liberty Transform Palestinians, Too,” The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2004 by S Atran
- Anti-Anti Cartesianism: A Reply to Shanker by Scott Atran
“Anti-Anti-Cartesianism: A Reply to Shanker,” Current Anthropology, 2004 by S Atran, X Lois
- Religion’s Evolutionary Landscape: Counterintuition, Commitment, Compassion, Communion by Scott Atran
“Religion’s Evolutionary Landscape: Counterintuition, Commitment, Compassion, Communion,” Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2004 by S Atran, A Norenzayan
- The Native Mind: Biological Categorization and Reasoning in Development and Across Cultures
“The Native Mind: Biological Categorization and Reasoning in Development and Across Cultures,” Psychological Review, 1 Oct. 2004 by S Atran, D Medin
- Trends in Suicide Terrorism: Sense and Nonsense by Scott Atran
“Trends in Suicide Terrorism: Sense and Nonsense,” World Federation of Scientists, Aug. 2004 by S Atran
- Altruism via Kin-Selection Strategies That Rely on Arbitrary Tags with Which They Coevolve by Robert Axelrod
“Altruism via Kin-Selection Strategies That Rely on Arbitrary Tags with Which They Coevolve,” Evolution, 1 Aug. 2004 by R Axelrod, R Hammond, A Grafen
- Mishandling Suicide Terrorism by Scott Atran
“Mishandling Suicide Terrorism,” Washington Quarterly, 1 Jul. 2004 by S Atran
- Evolution and Devolution of Knowledge: A Tale of Two Biologies
“Evolution and Devolution of Knowledge: A Tale of Two Biologies,” Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 1 Jun. 2004 by S Atran, D Medin, N Ross
- The Jihadist Mutation by Scott Atran
“The Jihadist Mutation,” The Jamestown Terrorist Monitor 2, 7 Apr. 2004 by S Atran
- Individual Factors in Suicide Terrorism by Scott Atran
“Individual Factors in Suicide Terrorism,” Science, 2 Apr. 2004 by S Atran, A Tobeña
- A Leaner, Meaner Jihad by Scott Atran
“A Leaner, Meaner Jihad,” New York Times, 16 Mar. 2004 by S Atran
- Children’s Attributions of Beliefs to Humans and God: Cross-Cultural Evidence
“Children’s Attributions of Beliefs to Humans and God: Cross-Cultural Evidence,” Cognitive Science, 1 Jan 2004 by S Atran, J Barrett, N Knight, P Sousa
- The Strategic Threat from Suicide Terror by Scott Atran
“The Strategic Threat from Suicide Terror,” AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, Dec. 2003 by S Atran
- A Historical Note on False Traumatic Memories by Marc Sageman
“A Historical Note on False Traumatic Memories,” Journal of Clinical Psychology, 6 Nov. 2003 by M Sageman, G Rosen, E Loftus
- What Motivates a Terrorist? by Scott Atran
“What Motivates a Terrorist,” New York Times, 28 Sep. 2003 by S Atran
- A Metamodule for Conceptual Integration: Language or Theory of Mind by Scott Atran
“A Metamodule for Conceptual Integration: Language or Theory of Mind,” Behavioral and Brain Science, 11 Aug, 2003 by S Atran
- Who Wants to Be a Martyr? by Scott Atran
“Who Wants to Be a Martyr?” New York Times, 5 May. 2003 by S Atran
- Theorie Cognitive de la Culture Une Alternative Evolutionniste a la Sociobiology et a la Selection Collective by Scott Atran
“Théorie Cognitive de la Culture Une Alternative Évolutionniste à la Sociobiology et à la Selection Collective,” L’Homme, 1 Apr. 2003 by S Atran
- U.S. Off Target in Terror War by Scott Atran
“U.S. Off Target in Terror War,” Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2003 by S Atran
- Genesis of Suicide Terrorism by Scott Atran
“Genesis of Suicide Terrorism,” Science, 7 Mar. 2003 by S Atran
- Cultural and Experimental Differences in the Development of Folkbiological Induction
“Cultural and Experimental Differences in the Development of Folkbiological Induction,” Cognitive Development, 1 Jan. 2003 by S Atran, J Coley, D Medin, N Ross
- The Neuropsychology of Religion by Scott Atran
“The Neuropsychology of Religion,” NeuroTheology: Brain, Science, Spirituality & Religious Experience, 2002 by S Atran
- Modest Adaptationism: Muddling Trough Cognition and Language by Scott Atran
“Modest Adaptationism: Muddling Trough Cognition and Language,” Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2002 by S Atran
- Essentialism and Folkbiology: Evidence from Brazil
“Essentialism and Folkbiology: Evidence from Brazil,” Journal of Cognition & Culture, 1 Sep. 2002 by S Atran, D Medin
- Thinking About Biology. Modular Constraints on Categorization and Reasoning in the Everyday Life of Americans, Maya, and Scientists
“Thinking About Biology. Modular Constraints on Categorization and Reasoning in the Everyday Life of Americans, Maya, and Scientists,” Mind & Society, 1 Jun. 2002 by S Atran, D Medin, N Ross
- Folkecology, Cultural Epidemiology, and the Spirit of the Commons
“Folkecology, Cultural Epidemiology, and the Spirit of the Commons,” Current Anthropology, 1 Jun. 2002 by S Atran, D Medin, N Ross, E Lynch, E Ucan Ek’, J Coley, C Timura, M Baran
- Folkecology, Cultural Edipemiology, and the Spirit of the Commons
“Folkecology, Cultural Epidemiology, and the Spirit of the Commons,” Current Anthropology, 1 Jun. 2002 by S Atran, D Medin, N Ross, E Lynch, E Ucan Ek’, J Coley, C Timura, M Baran
- A Bird’s Eye View: Biological Categorization and Reasoning Within and Across Cultures
“A Bird’s Eye View: Biological Categorization and Reasoning Within and Across Cultures,” Cognition, 1 Feb. 2002 by S Atran, J Bailenson, M Shum, D Medin, J Coley
- A Bird’s Eye View: Biological Categorization and Reasoning Within and Across Cultures
“A Bird’s Eye View: Biological Categorization and Reasoning Within and Across Cultures,” Cognition, 1 Feb. 2002 by S Atran, J Bailenson, M Shum, D Medin, J Coley
- A Cheater-Detection Module? by: Scott Atran
“A Cheater-Detection Module? Dubious Interpretations of the Wason Selection Task and Logic,” Evolution and Cognition, 2001 by S Atran
- The Case for Modularity: Sin or Salvation by: Scott Atran
“The Case for Modularity: Sin or Salvation,” Evolution and Cognition, 2001 by S Atran
- The Trouble with Memes by Scott Atran
“The Trouble With Memes: Inference versus Imitation in Cultural Creation,” Human Nature, 5 Mar. 2001 by S Atran
- Folkbiology Doesn’t Come from Folkpsychology by Scott Atran
“Folkbiology Doesn’t Come from Folkpsychology: Evidence from Yukatek Maya in Cross-Cultural Perspective,” Journal of Cognition & Culture, 1 Feb. 2001 by S Atran, D Medin, E Lynch, V Vapnarsky, E Ucan Ek’, P Sousa
- The Emergence of a New Dog Of War: By Juan Zarate
“The Emergence of a New Dog of War: Private International Security Companies and the New World Disorder,” Stanford Journal of International Law, Oct. 1998 by J Zarate