Before the Waves: The Pioneering Early Work of David C. Rapoport

Volume 38, Issue 2, March 2026
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Jeffrey Kaplan Max Taylor a Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, USAb Department of Security and Crime Sciences, University College London, London, UKJeffrey Kaplan was a leading scholar on terrorism, religious violence, and extremism. He authored influential works on far-right movements and “fifth wave” terrorism, held global academic posts, and significantly shaped understanding of lone-actor and tribalist violence.Max Taylor is a leading British psychologist and terrorism scholar. Formerly Director of CSTPV at St Andrews and currently Honorary Professor at UCL, he pioneered psychological approaches to understanding political violence and extremism.

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