Jarret Brachman is an American terrorism expert, the author of ''Global Jihadism: Theory and Practice'' and a consultant to several government agencies about terrorism.

Education and career

Brachman graduated from Augustana College (BA, 2000) and

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(MA, 2002; PhD, 2006). He is a former graduate fellow at the

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(2003), and the former director of research at

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(2004–08). He coined the phrase "

jihobbyist A "jihobbyist" (portmanteau of ''jihad'' and ''hobbyist'') is a term coined by Jarret Brachman that denotes a person who is not an active member of a violent jihadist organization such as Al-Qaeda or the Somali Al-Shabaab yet is receptive to ' ...

" in his 2008 book
Global Jihadism: Theory and Practice
'. It is used to denote a person who is not an active member of a violent '' jihadi'' organization such as Al-Qaeda or the Somali Al Shabaab, but who has a fascination with and enthusiasm for ''jihad'' and Islamic extremism. Brachman, now managing director of

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and a civilian scholar on the faculty of

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, regularly briefs government officials on terrorism issues. In 2013, Brachman joined Wells Fargo's Emergency Incident Management Team.

Works

''Stealing Al-Qa'ida's playbook''
Jarret M. Brachman, William F. McCants,

, U.S. Military Academy, 2006
''Militant ideology atlas: research compendium''
William McCants, Jarret Brachman, United States Military Academy,

, 2006
''Terrorism and the American experience: constructing, contesting and countering terrorism since 1793''
Jarret M. Brachman, University of Delaware, 2007
''Global jihadism: theory and practice''
Jarret Brachman,

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, 2008, , * *

References

External links

Jarret Brachman websiteal-Qaida Strategy, Ideology, Doctrine, and Media
YouTube, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 29.06.2010 {{DEFAULTSORT:Brachman, Jarret Intelligence analysts Augustana University alumni University of Delaware alumni Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Terrorism theorists American non-fiction writers

Education and career

Works

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