General Information

ARTIS Research & Risk Modeling was established as a multi-disciplinary research institution designed to improve the understanding of cognitive and behavioral science related to politically motivated violence through science-based field research. The institution was born out of a collaboration of scientists and policy makers with RTI International, a North Carolina based research institution.

The impetus for establishing ARTIS was the dearth of science-based field research which answered the question of why people engage in violent acts. Too often, anecdotal information, isolated classroom experiments, and research from a distance become the basis of understanding for policy makers and scientists with regard to transnational political violence. To improve this reality, ARTIS brings together a multi-disciplinary team of world class scientists and policy experts to perform field research exploring the decision making process of those who have been engaged in politically motivated violent acts.

ARTIS appoints senior scientists and policy experts to positions as fellows. ARTIS Fellows participate in field research as consultants and principal investigators. Our approach allows us to bring together numerous universities and research institutions with prominent scientists to enhance the overall research effort.

To date, ARTIS has worked with research entities in Chile, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Morocco, the Netherlands, Palestine, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.