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Outstanding Academic Achievement Award: Michael JablonskiMichael Jablonski received the Outstanding Academic Achievement by a Graduate Student Award from the Department of Communication. This award is presented to a graduate student who has completed 24 hours of graduate coursework, has a GPA of 4.0, and has demonstrated excellence in their chosen field of study. Jablonski presented two papers this year at… more » The post Outstanding Academic Achievement Award: Michael Jablonski appeared first on TCV.
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Faculty Spotlight: Mia BloomDr. Mia Bloom conducts ethnographic field research in Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia and speaks eight languages. She has authored books and articles on terrorism and violent extremism including Dying to Kill: The Allure of Suicide Terror (2005), Living Together After Ethnic Killing [with Roy Licklider] (2007), Bombshell: Women and Terror (2011), and… more » The post Faculty Spotlight: Mia Bloom appeared first on TCV.
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What drives siblings to unite in terror?Mia Bloom speaks to The New York Times after it was discovered two of the Brussels suicide bombers were brothers. Bloom estimates that around 30 percent of terror group members share family ties, and recruitment is beginning on entire families in Europe: “Right now, we are seeing a lot of siblings carrying out these attacks,”… more » The post What drives siblings to unite in terror? appeared first on TCV.
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Islamic State Increasing Use of Children and Youth for Military Ends, Georgia State Study ShowsATLANTA–The Islamic State’s use of children and youth for military ends, including as soldiers, suicide bombers and propagandists, has become routine and is accelerating, a study by Georgia State University researchers shows. Their report, “Depictions of Children and Youth in the Islamic State’s Martyrdom Propaganda, 2015-2016” was published in the February 2016 issue of… more » The post Islamic State Increasing Use of Children and Youth for Military Ends, Georgia State Study Shows appeared first on TCV.
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Civic Approaches to Confronting Violent Extremism