Author of a number of books on terrorists and radicalization; now studying deradicalization. Research Prof. at BU, Senior Fellow at HU School of Public Health.
Joined June 2010
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Dr. James Kimmel Jr., lecturer in psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, joins Dr. Phil to discuss how science may prevent school shootings. @DrPhil @jameskimmeljr @prchyale @yalepsych @yalemed @SolomonCtrYLS Listen now: apple.co/3ayBaWc
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Saw this man sitting by himself at a Waffle House in Midway, Florida.
So I said hello and asked him what he was doing with that money.
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"There is no single variable that explains why this terrible massacre occurred, and so there will be no single answer. But this doesn’t mean that there is nothing we can do," @JessicaEStern and @megankmcbride write for @time.
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#extremism #domesticterrorism
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I'm showing @TrinityMovie - released by @BayViewEnt1 - at the former House of Affirmation where a lot of clergy abuse took place. Including my own. Tickets can be purchased here.
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As we continue our journey of developing the app, we’ll be posting summaries of some of the research we’ve completed, discussion highlights with former extremists, and more!
Follow our other socials to stay tuned!
Instagram: @/anewpageapp
Facebook: facebook.com/ANewPageApp/
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Inspired by @jameskimmeljr, whose work looks at cravings of revenge as addiction, we’re developing a digital app with a curriculum that encourages and tracks disengagement from extremism, including features intended to help users self-moderate their emotional wellness.
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“Perhaps surprisingly, the most effective strategies don’t involve persuasion or debate. Sometimes compassion, empathy, and connection can convert someone who is on the precipice of violence.” – Harvard Chan School Senior Fellow @JessicaEStern bit.ly/3qWmrIO
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Experts have been begging us to address dangers like climate change and newly emerging infectious diseases for decades, writes @JessicaEStern. Maybe now that they represent a threat to our very existence we'll heed their warnings. trib.al/OKNjOC6
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What is the legacy of #September11? How should the United States deal with #terrorism in the aftermath of its military withdrawal from #Afghanistan?
@GrahamTAllison, Paul Pillar, and @JessicaEStern discuss in the Center's latest webinar. Watch it below!
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How dismissing the possibility of a lab leak origin to COVID-19 without any real investigation could lead to future pandemics, according to @Ayjchan
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My friend and former CIA Director @JohnBrennan “Undaunted” is both a personal reflection of a life protecting America’s security and a reminder how precious this whole national experiment is. Join us tomorrow at 5:30pm “at” Ted Kennedy Institute. @EMKInstitute
Join us tomorrow for our first #GettingToThePoint of 2021 to hear @JohnBrennan and @JulietteKayyem speak about the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the growing threat of white nationalism, & Brennan's @nytimes bestseller, “Undaunted.”
Register ⬇️
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Almost exactly 10 ys ago, my friend @BraniffBill and I published a piece on the state of post-OBL Al Qaeda and likely trajectory it would take in the foreseeable future. Reupping it here because I'm not completely embarrassed by our conclusions back then: terrorismanalysts.com/pt/ind…
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Magnificent must read essay on MS-13 by my colleague @rachelbnolan @BUPardeeSchool @AdilNajam @JessicaEStern I’ve Lost Everything to the Beast’ nybooks.com/articles/2021/05… via @nybooks
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Yesterday, #PardeeProf @VeskoGarcevic joined @DimitarBechev & @MiraMilosevich1 for a @HJS_Org panel on Russian soft power & economic cooperation in the Western #Balkans as well as the use of disinformation, cyberwarfare, & intelligence operations. bu.edu/pardeeschool/2021/03/…
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Don't miss today's Special Event in Memory of Prof. Jerrold Post, organized by ICT & @IDCLauderSchool. Moderated by @assafmoghadam & Boaz Ganor, speakers include Raymond Corrado, Martha Crenshaw, @hoffman_bruce, @Drjohnhorgan, @BrianMJenkins, Ariel Merari, and @JessicaEStern
ICT & @IDCLauderSchool are honored to host a Special Event in memory of Prof. Jerrold M Post
💡 Prof. Post was a pioneer in the field of political psychology. He worked 21 years at the CIA where he founded & directed the Center for the Analysis of Personality & Political Behavior
Jessica Stern retweeted
Really important article from @karen_stenner:
"Rather than tangible economic grievance, decades of cross-national empirical research show that feelings and perceptions of sociocultural threat are the principal drivers of surging authoritarian sentiment...
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Jessica Stern retweeted
New #podcast "Positionality + Research in the Middle East" @OraSzekely + I speak w @cba082885 @NadyaHajj @Ian_Lustick re how identities + lives outside of academia shape our fieldwork @ColumbiaUP @BCBookmarks @MIT_SSP @CrownCenterMES @BtGProjectDC @POMEPS storiesfromthefield.buzzspro…
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Join @WorldPittsburgh, our @DrMichaelKenney, @vidhya_ra and @ColinPClarke for Extremism in Modern Society and Its Threat to International Security on THURS FEB 11 at 9am. Moderated by @milapgh of @PublicSourcePA. Register at bit.ly/3cAVWTW
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According to a @CNN report, 10% of the initial Capitol Hill riot arrestees didn't vote in 2020. #PardeeProf @JessicaEStern weighed in speculating that since rioters already thought the election was rigged, they didn't vote. More here: bu.edu/pardeeschool/2021/02/… @BUexperts
