Empirical Research on Terrorism: Types of Data Laboratory experiments constitute a good complementary to theoretical and empirical analysis of terrorism. Jaroslaw Kantorowicz • 04-07-2016
Mass Media and the Copycat Effect – A Public Threat? Media reporting on suicide attacks may increase the likelihood of an at-risk individual with similar views to that of the subject to be inspired to commit a similar attack. Former Intern at Leiden University • 01-07-2016
Intelligence-led policing and local governance Within European metropolises, local governing bodies become increasingly important in the fight against transnational phenomena like radicalization, human trafficking, and drugs smuggling. Elke Devroe • 24-06-2016
How International Actors Unintentionally Contribute to Kosovo’s Extremism: A Life Story Perspective What are the causes of religious violent extremism in Kosovo and what is their relation to the peacebuilding missions that have became sources of violent extremism? Insight in these phenomena might help international policymakers in proposing strategies. Arlinda Rrustemi • 20-06-2016
Pearls in Policing: preparing for the future Are the police still the thin blue line, focused on containing immediate threats and maintaining public order in their jurisdictions? Or can they move beyond that to bigger roles, coordinating global law enforcement and responding to global threats? Edwin Bakker • 15-06-2016
Violence is like Cholera: A Contagious Disease Violence has many similarities with contagious diseases, so why not treat violence as such? It pais off. Marieke Liem • 10-06-2016
