University of Haifa

Ami Pedahzur

Understanding political violence requires moving beyond headlines to the networks, ideologies, and strategic calculations that drive it.

About

Over three decades I have studied terrorism, religious and ethno-nationalist extremism, and warfare. This work has taken me from archives to field interviews and data gathering across three continents.

Before returning to Israel I spent two decades at the University of Texas at Austin, where my interest in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of security studies and computational methods evolved. My books have been published by Oxford University Press, Columbia University Press, Polity Press, and Routledge.

Research Fields

  • Terrorism and Political Violence
  • Political Extremism
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Counterterrorism
  • Social Network Analysis
  • AI-Enhanced Research Methods

Now

Current Work

New research, methods, and writing.

Books

Monographs and edited volumes

Articles and Chapters

Sourced from Google Scholar

Academic Blog

Writing Research for Readers

Essays on research, evidence, and academic craft.

August 13, 2026 · 13 min read

From One Report to Two Histories: Building an Agent for Historical Newspaper Research

How a multilingual, AI-assisted workflow can reduce information overload while keeping source criticism and historical judgment in human hands.

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