Daveed Gartenstein-Ro
Biographic Data
| ID | 1494076 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daveed Gartenstein-Ro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daveed |
| FAMILY NAME | Gartenstein-Ro |
| SIGNATURE | GARTENSTEIN-RO D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgetown University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1035-7316 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Linking Terrorist Network Structure to Lethality: Algorithms and Analysis of Al Qaeda and Isis
Without measures of the lethality of terrorist networks, it is very difficult to assess if capturing or killing a terrorist is effective. We present the predictive lethality analysis of terrorist organization () algorithm, which merges machine learning with techniques from graph theory and social network analysis to predict the number of attacks that a terrorist network will carry out based on a network structure alone. We show that is highly acc…
The Order of Nine Angles: Cosmology, Practice & Movement
The Order of Nine Angles (O9A)—a trans-national esoteric Satanist movement—is of growing interest to researchers and law enforcement because of its apparent connections to violent extremist individuals and groups. This article presents a primary source-driven exploration of O9A's cosmology, practice, and movement intended to inform objective discussions about the movement's nexus to violent extremism, and to help readers better understand the ter…
Composite Violent Extremism: Conceptualizing Attackers Who Increasingly Challenge Traditional Categories of Terrorism
Scholars and counterterrorism practitioners have expressed increasing concern over violent extremists who display an amalgamation of disparate beliefs, interests, and grievances. Despite a proliferation of labels like “salad bar extremism,” consensus on the nature of the problem is lacking and current understandings risk conflating what are in fact distinct types of extremism. Building on current literature and a detailed dataset, this article pr…
Understanding Shifting Triadic Relationships in the Al-Qaeda/Isis Faction Ecosystem
We propose and investigate 14 hypotheses linking changes in the intensity of relationships between two factions in the Al-Qaeda/ISIS (AQ/ISIS) ecosystem to future changes in other relationships involving one of those two factions. Using a novel 28-year data set of relationships between factions of Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (including their predecessor organizations) encoded as a time series of 267 signed weighted networks, we identify triang…
Fluidity of the Fringes: Prior Extremist Involvement as a Radicalization Pathway
This article argues for recognition of fringe fluidity as a distinct radicalization pathway. Most studies on individual-level radicalization examine how relatively normal people come to accept violent extremist beliefs. But some people who come to accept and act on an extremist ideology transition from the embrace of one form of violent extremism to another—and understanding their prior extremism is essential to appreciating their ultimate belief…
When Jihadist Factions Split: A Data-Driven Network Analysis
This article investigates group fragmentation in the al-Qaeda and Islamic State ecosystems, employing network analysis to examine the impact of specific network conditions on the probability of a faction splitting. Using new datasets of faction–faction (FF) and terrorist–terrorist (TT) relationships, the article tests 18 hypotheses exploring connections between factional splits and the number, polarity, and strength of FF and TT relationships, am…
Lone Wolf Islamic Terrorism: Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad (Carlos Bledsoe) Case Study
This article is a detailed case study examining Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad (born Carlos Bledsoe), a lone wolf jihadist who carried out a fatal shooting at a joint Army-Navy recruiting center in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 2009. The article explores his early life, including involvement in violent and criminal activities that caused Muhammad to get into trouble with authorities, after which he decided to explore religion as an alternative t…
Detention Policy Under Obama and Beyond
Perceptions of the “Arab Spring” Within the Salafi-Jihadi Movement
This article provides a detailed examination of how the Salafi-jihadi movement perceives the “Arab Spring” revolutionary events. Although Western scholars almost unanimously agree that these events will have an enormous impact on Al Qaeda and other groups that share its ideology, the voice of the jihadis has not been examined in detail. This article addresses this critical gap in the literature through an analysis of 101 significant documents pro…
The Role of Consensus in the Contemporary Struggle for Islam
Jordan's King Abdullah II and the Aal al-Bayt Institute have created an important mechanism for bringing together representatives of divergent Islamic theological schools. The Amman Message, launched in 2004, should not be declared a panacea, but it has already made a contribution in the struggle to define Islam. It issued a document defining the Muslim concept of takfir—the act of declaring someone an apostate. While takfir is relevant to the ar…
Composite Violent Extremism: Conceptualizing Attackers Who Increasingly Challenge Traditional Categories of Terrorism
Scholars and counterterrorism practitioners have expressed increasing concern over violent extremists who display an amalgamation of disparate beliefs, interests, and grievances. Despite a proliferation of labels like “salad bar extremism,” consensus on the nature of the problem is lacking and current understandings risk conflating what are in fact distinct types of extremism. Building on current literature and a detailed dataset, this article pr…
Fluidity of the Fringes: Prior Extremist Involvement as a Radicalization Pathway
This article argues for recognition of fringe fluidity as a distinct radicalization pathway. Most studies on individual-level radicalization examine how relatively normal people come to accept violent extremist beliefs. But some people who come to accept and act on an extremist ideology transition from the embrace of one form of violent extremism to another—and understanding their prior extremism is essential to appreciating their ultimate belief…
Perceptions of the “Arab Spring” Within the Salafi-Jihadi Movement
This article provides a detailed examination of how the Salafi-jihadi movement perceives the “Arab Spring” revolutionary events. Although Western scholars almost unanimously agree that these events will have an enormous impact on Al Qaeda and other groups that share its ideology, the voice of the jihadis has not been examined in detail. This article addresses this critical gap in the literature through an analysis of 101 significant documents pro…
When Jihadist Factions Split: A Data-Driven Network Analysis
This article investigates group fragmentation in the al-Qaeda and Islamic State ecosystems, employing network analysis to examine the impact of specific network conditions on the probability of a faction splitting. Using new datasets of faction–faction (FF) and terrorist–terrorist (TT) relationships, the article tests 18 hypotheses exploring connections between factional splits and the number, polarity, and strength of FF and TT relationships, am…
Lone Wolf Islamic Terrorism: Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad (Carlos Bledsoe) Case Study
This article is a detailed case study examining Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad (born Carlos Bledsoe), a lone wolf jihadist who carried out a fatal shooting at a joint Army-Navy recruiting center in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 2009. The article explores his early life, including involvement in violent and criminal activities that caused Muhammad to get into trouble with authorities, after which he decided to explore religion as an alternative t…
The Role of Consensus in the Contemporary Struggle for Islam
Jordan's King Abdullah II and the Aal al-Bayt Institute have created an important mechanism for bringing together representatives of divergent Islamic theological schools. The Amman Message, launched in 2004, should not be declared a panacea, but it has already made a contribution in the struggle to define Islam. It issued a document defining the Muslim concept of takfir—the act of declaring someone an apostate. While takfir is relevant to the ar…
The Role of Consensus in the Contemporary Struggle for Islam
Jordan's King Abdullah II and the Aal al-Bayt Institute have created an important mechanism for bringing together representatives of divergent Islamic theological schools. The Amman Message, launched in 2004, should not be declared a panacea, but it has already made a contribution in the struggle to define Islam. It issued a document defining the Muslim concept of takfir—the act of declaring someone an apostate. While takfir is relevant to the ar…
Perceptions of the “Arab Spring” Within the Salafi-Jihadi Movement
This article provides a detailed examination of how the Salafi-jihadi movement perceives the “Arab Spring” revolutionary events. Although Western scholars almost unanimously agree that these events will have an enormous impact on Al Qaeda and other groups that share its ideology, the voice of the jihadis has not been examined in detail. This article addresses this critical gap in the literature through an analysis of 101 significant documents pro…
Detention Policy Under Obama and Beyond
Lone Wolf Islamic Terrorism: Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad (Carlos Bledsoe) Case Study
This article is a detailed case study examining Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad (born Carlos Bledsoe), a lone wolf jihadist who carried out a fatal shooting at a joint Army-Navy recruiting center in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 2009. The article explores his early life, including involvement in violent and criminal activities that caused Muhammad to get into trouble with authorities, after which he decided to explore religion as an alternative t…
Fluidity of the Fringes: Prior Extremist Involvement as a Radicalization Pathway
This article argues for recognition of fringe fluidity as a distinct radicalization pathway. Most studies on individual-level radicalization examine how relatively normal people come to accept violent extremist beliefs. But some people who come to accept and act on an extremist ideology transition from the embrace of one form of violent extremism to another—and understanding their prior extremism is essential to appreciating their ultimate belief…
When Jihadist Factions Split: A Data-Driven Network Analysis
This article investigates group fragmentation in the al-Qaeda and Islamic State ecosystems, employing network analysis to examine the impact of specific network conditions on the probability of a faction splitting. Using new datasets of faction–faction (FF) and terrorist–terrorist (TT) relationships, the article tests 18 hypotheses exploring connections between factional splits and the number, polarity, and strength of FF and TT relationships, am…
Understanding Shifting Triadic Relationships in the Al-Qaeda/Isis Faction Ecosystem
We propose and investigate 14 hypotheses linking changes in the intensity of relationships between two factions in the Al-Qaeda/ISIS (AQ/ISIS) ecosystem to future changes in other relationships involving one of those two factions. Using a novel 28-year data set of relationships between factions of Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (including their predecessor organizations) encoded as a time series of 267 signed weighted networks, we identify triang…
Linking Terrorist Network Structure to Lethality: Algorithms and Analysis of Al Qaeda and Isis
Without measures of the lethality of terrorist networks, it is very difficult to assess if capturing or killing a terrorist is effective. We present the predictive lethality analysis of terrorist organization () algorithm, which merges machine learning with techniques from graph theory and social network analysis to predict the number of attacks that a terrorist network will carry out based on a network structure alone. We show that is highly acc…
The Order of Nine Angles: Cosmology, Practice & Movement
The Order of Nine Angles (O9A)—a trans-national esoteric Satanist movement—is of growing interest to researchers and law enforcement because of its apparent connections to violent extremist individuals and groups. This article presents a primary source-driven exploration of O9A's cosmology, practice, and movement intended to inform objective discussions about the movement's nexus to violent extremism, and to help readers better understand the ter…
Composite Violent Extremism: Conceptualizing Attackers Who Increasingly Challenge Traditional Categories of Terrorism
Scholars and counterterrorism practitioners have expressed increasing concern over violent extremists who display an amalgamation of disparate beliefs, interests, and grievances. Despite a proliferation of labels like “salad bar extremism,” consensus on the nature of the problem is lacking and current understandings risk conflating what are in fact distinct types of extremism. Building on current literature and a detailed dataset, this article pr…
Political science (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (8 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Terrorism (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Islam (4 works) · Law (4 works)