The Western Jihadism Data Collection

Abstract

The Western Jihadism Project Data Collection is a web-based database designed to study Al-Qaeda-inspired terrorist offenders in Western Europe, the Antipodes, Canada, and the United States. The project developed a secure online portal for a relational database comprised of qualitative and quantitative data files from the archives of The Western Jihadism Project (WJP). The database began as a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel. Since then it has since evolved into a relational database in PostgreSQL and using a Django-based administrative framework for editing the data stored within. The collection also contains numerous audio-visual files including photographs, videos, propaganda, magazines, sermons, and news reports. The project aim was to develop the data collection into an online portal capable of supporting collaborative multi-team research and data sharing within a secure online environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 17, 2017
Accession Number
AD1058737

Entities

People

  • Jytte Klausen

Organizations

  • Brandeis University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Visualization
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Law Enforcement
  • Relational Database Management Systems
  • Relational Databases
  • Social Media
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • User Interface

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.