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RESOLVE PUBLICATIONS

RESOLVE develops and delivers high-quality, methodologically rigorous research on violent extremism to policymakers, practitioners, and academics around the world. With the goal of connecting local and international experts and policymakers, and identifying gaps in knowledge, RESOLVE publications provide insight on global and local dynamics of violent extremism. The publications present actionable recommendations for local and international actors to improve policy and practice preventing and addressing violent extremism and identify gaps in the literature to prioritize future research.

Research Reports

RESOLVE Research Reports (Mapping Papers) map the literature on violent extremism on a specific topic or geographic area, note opportunities for further research, and present policy-relevant recommendations.

Research Briefs

RESOLVE Research Briefs (Case Studies) present in-depth analysis on a violent extremism-related theme or geographic area based on field research, note opportunities for further research, and present policy-relevant recommendations.

Factsheets

Factsheets supplement Research Reports and Research Briefs using data visualizations and graphics to present the key findings of RESOLVE research publications.

Compendiums

Compendiums are collections of original research and fact sheets from a RESOLVE Network Initiative. They include an introductory chapter analyzing findings of the project and recommending areas for future research.

Policy Notes

RESOLVE Network Policy Notes distill insights and findings from research and expertise into brief memos for policymakers and practitioners. Policy Notes translate research findings from academia and grey literature into actionable recommendations for P/CVE policy and practice.

Research Reports

Research Briefs

Factsheets

Factsheets supplement Research Reports and Research Briefs using data visualizations and graphics to present the key findings of RESOLVE research publications.

Compendiums

Policy Notes

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Research Report

Paul Gill

24 Feb 2020

The Data Collection Challenge: Experiences Studying Lone-actor Terrorism

In 2011, the United States (U.S.) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded our research team a one-year project to build a database on the antecedent behaviors of lone-actor terrorists from…

Policy Notes

Adrian Shtuni

19 Feb 2020

The Reintegration Imperative: Child Returnees in the Western Balkans

Since 2012, 1,070 nationals of Western Balkan countries traveled to live and fight in territories controlled by terrorist organizations in Syria and Iraq. Of those, about 200 were minors at the time…

Research Report

Kurt Braddock

06 Jan 2020

Experimentation & Quasi-Experimentation in Countering Violent Extremism: Directions of Future Inquiry

Experiments and quasi-experiments have been staples of the social sciences for decades. Researchers in dozens of disciplines leverage these methodological approaches to empirical inquiry to…

Research Report

David Malet & Mark Korbitz

30 Dec 2019

Resilience is for Research Designs Too: Funders, Researchers, & Navigating Study Constraints

Significant challenges to conducting research on violent extremism (VE) occur when funders and researchers have different expectations, particularly when this leads to requests to modify projects…

Policy Notes

Nicolas Florquin

20 Nov 2019

Linking P/CVE and Illicit Arms Flows in Africa

Small arms and light weapons are among the main instruments of conflict and violence, including violent extremism, in Africa. The member states of the African Union (AU) have acknowledged this link…

Research Report

Lauren Van Metre

23 Oct 2019

From Self-Defense to Vigilantism: A Typology Framework of Community-Based Armed Groups

Given the influential and growing presence and diversity of community-based armed groups (CBAGs) in conflict-affected states, it is critical to develop analytical frameworks and typologies to support…