Understanding that terrorism is not a distant concern, this panel will seek to illuminate the multifaceted nature of terrorism both at home and abroad, explain what different political, religious, and social movements are about and consider why people are attracted to joining movements with radically different ideologies and potentially destructive goals.

Moderator: Heather Thakar, Anthropology

Panelists: Sean Yom (Political Science), Mark Leuchter (Religion), Patricia Melzer (French, Germna, Slavic, and Women’s Studies)

Respondent: Charles Dayoub, Supervisory Senior Resident Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation