What explains the increase in moderate Islamists movements in the Middle East? Why do Islamist movements at times adopt moderate strategies while others do not? What conditions facilitate Islamist ideological moderation? And finally, what effect does the integration of Islamists…
In this study, the researcher aims to look at how people would react to Islamists' online persuasive messages. This study is designed to measure the effects of two types of persuasive messages on people's attitude changes and information seeking behavior. Participants were recru…
This dissertation explores how and why parliamentarian Islamists, both in Morocco and in Turkey, moderated their beliefs and behaviors over time. From a heavily identity-based discourse, both parties became more policy-oriented and pro-systemic over time, albeit with differing d…
The United States rejected the Biological Weapons Convention Protocol in July 2001. However, the anthrax attacks of October 2001 underscored the seriousness of the threat of bioterrorism against civilian population. Since then, an unprecedented level of biodefense resources and …
Recent geopolitical fortunes have brought Islamic parties into sharp salience for the scientific, political, and diplomatic communities. Islamic parties have experienced varying and ill-explained levels of development and success across time and geographic region. Using historic…