Research

PROJECT 1. Liminal Realms – The Social Construction of Militant Sanctuary. This project deals with three issues. First, it redirects attention from state sponsor-driven provision to non-state actor acquisition of sanctuary.  Second, it focuses principally on militant sanctuary practices, rather than on sanctuary structures and functions, per se. Third, it explores the offensive, neutral and defensive logics that govern such practices. Taken together, these three issues will help move past spatial determinants such as  terrain morphology, the built environment, and physical infrastructure – partial context for militant organizational and behavioral patterns, at best – to explore how armed militants and their opponents perceive, relate to, and exploit their tactile and virtual realities. OUTPUT:  A single authored book (under contract and in progress),  two edited volumes (published), and multiple peer reviewed journal articles (published).

PROJECT 2. Surrogate Forces – Avatar Warfare From Tactile to Virtual Reality. Suspendisse sollicitudin nibh vitae justo tempor a tempor quam laoreet. Vivamus tempor mi quis risus semper quis ultricies tortor convallis. Aliquam pulvinar arcu at est aliquam id viverra sem bibendum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam condimentum laoreet nibh nec dapibus. Maecenas sed erat at enim sodales viverra sed in dolor. Nulla non orci libero, eget egestas odio. Nulla tempus eros non nisi porta vitae cursus augue hendrerit. Donec commodo, dolor eget rutrum bibendum, purus erat placerat erat, eget blandit lectus nisi sit amet nulla. Nunc felis urna, mollis ac hendrerit et, accumsan sed metus. Nulla id viverra erat. Vivamus id tortor lobortis lorem ultrices eleifend et eget magna. In convallis lectus in urna condimentum a ultricies ligula luctus.