We provide a review of theoretical and empirical contributions on the economic analysis of
terrorism and counterterrorism. We argue that simple rational‐choice models of terrorist …

This article presents a new dataset dubbed LeRIT which identifies the legislative response
to international terrorism in 20 liberal Western democracies, 2001–08. The dataset …

This book offers a guide to interpreting available statistical data on terrorism attacks around
the world. The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) now includes more than 113,000 terrorist …

Rational choice approaches to reducing terrorist violence would suggest raising the costs of
terrorism through punishment, thereby reducing the overall expected utility of terrorism. In …

Terrorists attack civilians to coerce their governments into making political concessions.
Does this strategy work? To empirically assess the effectiveness of terrorism, the author …

Does respect for human rights check or promote terrorism? This question is hotly debated
within policy circles. Some hold that restricting human rights is a necessary if unfortunate …

The science of human rights requires valid comparisons of repression levels across time
and space. Though extensive data collection efforts have made such comparisons possible …

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to international human rights--
international human rights law, why international human rights have increasingly risen to …

The security consequences associated with refugee flows are among the most widely
studied aspects of forced migration. While the majority of this research program has focused …

How do conciliatory and coercive counterinsurgency tactics affect militant group violence
against civilians? Scholars of civil war increasingly seek to understand intentional civilian …