Psychology's Clark McCauley Takes Part in D.C. Briefing on Countering Violent Extremism

Bryn Mawr Professor of Psychology Clark McCauley was among the experts to take part in “Countering Violent Extremism,” a briefing put together by The Brenna Center for Justice at New York University School of Law and the Campaign for Liberty.

Held on Friday, Oct. 30, at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., the event was a chance for journalists and policy makers to hear a number of nationally recognized experts speak on the topic.

Other speakers included: Patrick Eddington, Cato Institute | Shannon Erwin, Muslim Justice League | Jaylani Hussein, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Minnesota | Arun Kundnani, New York University | Francesco Ragazzi, Leiden University | Rizwaan Sabir, Liverpool John Moores University | David Schanzer, Duke University's Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security 

McCauley's research interests include stereotypes, group dynamics, intergroup conflict, and the psychological foundations of genocide and terrorism. He is a consultant and reviewer for the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation for research on dominance, aggression, and violence, and a principal investigator of the National Consortium for Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (NC-START). With Dan Chirot, he is author of Why Not Kill Them All? The Logic of Mass Political Murder and Finding Ways of Avoiding it. With Sophia Moskalenko, he is author of Friction: How Radicalization Happens to Them and Us. He is founding editor of the journal Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict. McCauley received his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970.