New Book Release: 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.
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Chair
Bauer, Carl
Senior Fellow
Energy & Engineering – ARTIS
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Co-Chair
Ostergaard, Dan
Research Fellow
International Relations & Natural Resources – ARTIS & University of South Carolina
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Center Director
Barton, Michael
Policy Fellow
Public Policy – ARTIS
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Aiken, Michael
Research Fellow
Public Policy & Religion – ARTIS & Director, National Transformation, Office of the Prime Minister, Jamaica
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Scott Atran
Director of Research & Senior Fellow
Anthropology – ARTIS, CRNS, University of Michigan & John Jay College.
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Richard Davis
CEO, Managing Director & Senior Fellow
Anthropology, Energy & Security – ARTIS, RTI International, Arizona State University & Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress.
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Fischhoff, Baruch
Senior Fellow
Psychology & Risk Modeling – ARTIS & Carnegie Mellon
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Hobbs, Ray
Engineering Fellow
Energy & Engineering – ARTIS & Hobbs Energy
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Sageman, Marc
Senior Fellow
Forensic Psychiatry – ARTIS, Columbia University & University of Pennsylvania
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Davis, Richard. 2016. Hamas, Popular Support and War in the Middle East: Insurgency in the Holy Land. Routledge: London.
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. 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.
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 miles of grief to go.” (News segment right before was about anniversary of Charlie Hedbo attack.)
(December 31, 2015). Asking what God would really want really does seem to curb prejudice. The Economist.
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.
Vendantam, S. (16 Dec 2015). Interview with Scott Atran. The Psychology of Radicalization: How Terrorist Groups Attract Young Followers. The Hidden Brain – NPR.
Reinier, R. (16 Dec 2015). Interview with Nafees Hamid. La principale ressource de Daech, ce sont ses combattants. AlterEcoPlus.
Atran, S. (15 Dec 2015). ISIS is a revolution. AEON.
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.