Keynote Address

2007

“Terrorism and the Climate of Fear”
University of Maastricht, Netherlands.

2002

"The Fertile Crescent: Recruitment of Suicide Bombers."
California Conference on Family Relations
San Diego

1999

"University's Role in the Peace Process."
Joan Kroc Center for Peace and Justice Studies
University of San Diego

Invited Seminars/Lectures

2008

“A Vision for Homeland Security Modeling”
National Defense University, Washington D. C.

2007

“Suicide Bombers in the Middle East”
University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. Sponsored by the European Union.

“Link between Poverty and Terrorism”
Swedish Foreign Ministry, Stockholm, Sweden.

“Terrorism and Organized Crime”
University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England.

“Terrorism and Climate of Fear”
University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands.

2006

“Tyranny of Data: Linking Data to the Advancement in Theoretical Understanding of Terrorism.”
Tuscany, Italy. Conference organized by the NATO.

2005

"Toward An Integrated Behavioral Framework for Analyzing Terrorism: Individual Motivations to Group Dynamics”
US Institute of Peace, and Council of Social Science Research. Washington, D. C. conference , “Thinking bout Terrorism: Taking Stock Four Years After September 11th.”

“Psychology of Terrorism: An Integrated Behavioral Perspective.”
Annual meeting of International Political Psychology. Toronto, Canada.

“Toward An Integrated Theoretical Framework for Analyzing Terrorism: Individual Motivations to Group Dynamics.”
Presented at the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security, Madrid, Spain, March 8-11.

2004

“On Collective Madness”
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. New York.

“Factors Contributing to Terrorism.”
Principia College, Elsha, Ill.

2003

"Fighting Terrorism for Humanity: A Conference on the Roots of Evil"
Forum organized by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Peace Academy, New York. New York, September 22

"Role of US Military As Peacekeepers"
Public Policy Institute, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois.

"Suicide Bombing As A Strategic Decision"
Department of Economics, University of California, Riverside (with Kusum Mundra).

"Exploring the Roots of Terrorism"
International Expert Panel. The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Oslo, Norway
 

2002

"On Collective Madness"
National Institute for Biological Sciences Bangalore, India

"Public Administration as the Engine of Economic Development."
Peking University Beijing

"Public Administration and Economic Development"
Renmin (Peoples') University Beijing

"Resources, Entitlement, and Poverty-Related Conflict."
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Clingendael Institute, the Hague

"China and the United States: Problems and Promises."
Department of International Relations. Fudan University Shanghai, China

"The Image of China in the Sino-American Relationship"
Eastern China University of Science and Technology Shanghai, China
 

2000

"Globalization and Global Identity"
Staff Conference United Nations. International Center Vienna, Austria

1999

"Rwandan Genocide"
Area Studies in Africa, North and South America.
Quaid-I-Azam University
Islamabad, Pakistan

"What Drives American Foreign Policy?"
Department of International Relationship
Quaid-I-Azam University
Islamabad, Pakistan

1998

"Social Psychology and the Construction of Early Warning System of Political and Humanitarian Crisis."
Swiss Peace Foundation Bern, Switzerland

"Economics and Political Instability."
Centre for Refugee Studies Jadavpur University, Calcutta

1997

"Individual in Group: Altruism to Ethnic Cleansing."
Department of Economics, University of Southern California
With T. Bandypoadhay, Dept. of Economics, UC-Riverside

"An Early Warning on Political Forecasts: Oracle to Academics."
Conference on Synergy in Early Warning Research. Center for Refugee Studies, Prevention and Early Warning Unit.
York University, Toronto, Canada

1996

"Collective Identity and Collective Violence: Group Psychology in Political Behavior."
National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore, India

"Developing an Early Warning Model for the Spread of Nuclear Weapons."
Sumner Associates, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, New Mexico

1995

"Feasibility of an Early Warning Model for Political and Humanitarian Crisis."
In "Towards a Common Agenda for Conflict Prevention"
Joint Symposium of International Alert and the Norwegian Peoples' Aid
Oslo, Norway

"The Economics of Political Violence."
Department of International Studies, Jawaharlal University
New Delhi, India

"Democracy, Economic Growth, and Political Instability."
Sudasien- Instut der Universitat Heidelberg, Germany
With A. Blee and M. Madhavan

1994

"Collective Identity and the Paradox of US Race Relations."
Department of Political Science, Hebrew University, Israel

"Collective Identity and Political Rebellion."
Center for the Study of Group Behavior, Department of Psychology, University of Califernia, Los Angeles

"Measurement of Human Rights Abuses: The Case for a New Methodology."
Department of Economics, University of Southern California

1993

"Micro Motivations and Collective Actions: Analysis of Ethnic Violence."
Department of Economics, University of Calfornia, Riverside

"Diffusing Ethnic Tension: Policy Guidelines for Europe."
Symposium on Ethnic Conflict and Human Rights Violations in Europe
Department of Political Science, Leiden University, The Netherlands

"A New Perspective on Crime."
Symposium on Youth and Crime in India
Department of History, Calcutta University, India

"On Economics of Political Violence."
Department of Economics, Visva-Bharati Universi

1992

"Political Instability and Economic Development."
RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California


1991

"Stability without Security: The Case of Mexican Political Stability."
Center for Latin American Studies. UCLA, Los Angeles, California


1990

"The Determinants of Collective Behavior."
Department of Psychology. Stanford University

"Political Instability and Economic Development."
Department of Political Science, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexico


1989

"Why Men Rebel and Why They Don't: An Expected Utility Model."
Department of Economics, University of Southern California


1986

"Economic Behavior and the Analysis of Collective Political Violence."
Institute of Economic Studies, El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico City

"Participation in the Acts of Political Violence: Rational Choice Approach."
University of Kent at Canterbury, England

"Sociopolitical Instability and Macro Economics."
University of East Anglia, Norwich, England

"Theories of Collective Violence and Economic Development."
London School of Economics, England