Policy Brief ·
The Potential Policy Impacts of Classifying Cartels as FTOs
These experts argue that, despite the horrific nature of cartel violence, designating them as terrorist groups was redundant and ineffective.
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International Global Policy and Administration ·
From Passive to Active Victimhood in the Shadow of State Violence
SPA professor examines the role of litigation in the formation of victim identities, in the context of South Korea’s Jeju 4.3 Incident
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Environmental Policy ·
What Happened to the Radical Environmental Movement?
In collaboration with undergraduate Grace Gold, SPA Associate Professor Thomas Zeitzoff published an article on attitudes towards cyber tactics in eco-activism.
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Homeland Security Policy ·
Understanding Paths to Peace
SPA Professor Examines the Drivers and Outcomes of Terrorism and International Conflict
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Homeland Security Policy ·
New Report Shares First-Hand Experiences of Young Americans’ Relationship with Guns
New Report Shares First-Hand Experiences of Young Americans’ Relationship with Guns
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Homeland Security Policy ·
Nasty Politics
New book by SPA professor considers the logic behind political insults and incitements to violence.
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Recent Publications
- How We Assess Violent Non-State Actor Risk: Power Versus Threat, Chesterton, Hannah; Bacon, Tricia;
- Empowering Victimhood Through Litigation: Trials from the Jeju April 3 Uprising and Political Repression, Ahn, Irene Hyangseon; Law & Social Inquiry
- Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism, Miller-Idriss, Cynthia; Man Up
Policy Briefs
Policy Brief ·
The Potential Policy Impacts of Classifying Cartels as FTOs
These experts argue that, despite the horrific nature of cartel violence, designating them as terrorist groups was redundant and ineffective.
Full Story
Meet our Homeland Security Policy Faculty
Cynthia Miller-Idriss Professor, School of Public Affairs and School of Education
Saul Newman Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Chair, Department of the Washington Semester Program SPA | Government
Tricia Bacon Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
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