Research

Publications

Leap, B. & Young, J. (2021, May 26). Radicalization and deradicalization. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies. Oxford University Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190846626.013.601.

Articles

Leap, B. “A Machine Learning Approach to Predicting Behavioral Radicalization among the Far Right.” Working Manuscript.

Leap, B. “Using Computational Text Analysis to Analyze Trends in the Radicalization Literature.” Working Manuscript.

Research Assistant

“Mapping the Far Right,” with Joseph K. Young.

Conferences

“A Computational Approach to Combating the Pitfalls of Terrorism Data”. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. Upcoming.

“Death & Math; or Why We Like Terrorism… Research,” with Joe Young. Admitted Doctoral Student Day, School of Public Affairs, American University, Washington, DC. March 2021.

“Terrorizing Democracy? A Bayesian Analysis of Terrorism’s Effects on Democratic Institutions.” Tri-School Doctoral Research Conference, Washington, DC. March 2021.

“Ticking Time Bombs: The Effects of Indiscriminate Violence on Civil War Outcomes.” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. April 2019.

“Ticking Time Bombs: The Effects of Indiscriminate Violence on Civil War Outcomes.” Life-of-the-Scholar Multidisciplinary Conference, Boiling Springs, NC. March 2019.