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About Us
The International Center for the Study of Terrorism
(ICST) is dedicated to the scientific study of terrorism and political
violence.
The Center engages in teaching, research and training
activities that are international in scope and multidisciplinary
in nature. Unbound by the preconceptions and assumptions of particular
disciplines, perspectives or ideologies, the Center is committed
to promoting and engaging in data-driven empirical research performed
to the highest academic standards.
With its hub at The Pennsylvania State University,
the Center is housed in the Department of Psychology. In addition,
the Center also functions around a core of universities that are
members of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), using the capabilities
of this network to enhance collaboration and communication between
relevant and appropriate research groupings on a global basis.
As such, the Center is structured to encourage
collaboration, information sharing, dialog and debate across geographical
and disciplinary boundaries, with the goal of conducting and integrating
empirical research to inform and enhance policy-relevant knowledge
and effective operational practice.
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