Introducing the Counterterrorism Legislation Dataset (CTL): The Effect of Counterterrorism Legislation on Human Rights Practices
Introducing the Counterterrorism Legislation Dataset (CTL): The Effect of Counterterrorism Legislation on Human Rights Practices
Graig R. Klein Roos Haer Silvia D’Amato Eelco van der Maat Dyon van Velzen a Institute of Security & Global Affairs, Leiden University, The Hague, The Netherlandsb Institute of Political Science, Leiden University, The Hague, The Netherlandsc Department of Political Science, European Union Policy Program, James Madison University, Florence, Italyd Institute for History, Leiden University, Leiden, The NetherlandsGraig R. Klein is an Assistant Professor in Terrorism and Political Violence at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Binghamton University. His research explores the instrumentality of political violence and how dissident–government interactions affect tactical and strategic evolution, conflict processes, and international and national security—primarily protests and terrorism. He leads the ERC project TERGAP, which focuses on how non-state actors adapt their violent tactics in response to government behaviour.Roos Haer is a Senior Assistant Professor of Political Science at Leiden University. She received her Ph.D. from the University in Konstanz (Germany; 2012). Her main research interests are focused on the empirical examination of civil wars, its conduct and its demographic and social consequences. Her core research projects generally focus on vulnerable populations, with a specific emphasise on the role of children and youth during and after conflict.Silvia D’Amato is Associate Professor of Political Science at James Madison University (JMU) who serves as the academic coordinator for JMU’s European Union Policy Studies M.A. program in Florence. She holds a Ph.D. (cum laude) in Political Science from the Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence. Dr. D’Amato is also the Secretary General of the European Initiative for Security Studies. Her research interests include terrorism and counterterrorism, international politics, military interventions and comparative counterterrorism strategies.Eelco van der Maat is Senior Assistant Professor of International Relations at Leiden University. His research is focused on the relationship between authoritarianism and mass political violence. Specifically, how elite rivalry within authoritarian regimes leads to mass violence, genocide, and war.Dyon van Velzen is a PhD candidate in the field of Terrorism and Political Violence at Leiden University’s Institute of Security & Global Affairs. His research interests include: terrorist group strategy, support for terrorist groups, and comparisons of counterinsurgent and counterterrorist policies. Dyon obtained an MSc in Political Science, an MSc in Criminology, as well as a BSc in Political Science, all from Leiden University.