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The Transnational Crime-Terror Nexus: A Case Study of the Hezbollah in Venezuela
No full textWhile the criminal-terrorist nexus is not a new phenomenon, the post-Cold War world and era of globalization have contributed to the rise of transnational crime groups. These organizations have in turn funded terrorist groups no longer receiving state-sponsorship after the war on terror. As such, for terrorist organizations, organized crime is a means of securing resources that can be utilized to carry out ideologically-motivated goals. This paper seeks to explain why terrorist groups engage in unexpected operations and how crime helps fund the internationalization of powerful terrorist networks. Criminal organizations tend to target conflict regions, as unstable states make infiltration and influence easier to accomplish. The link between terrorism and organized crime plays an important role in prolonging conflict and instability. This paper will focus on one organization in particular, the Hezbollah, and their influence in Venezuela, an unstable and vulnerable petrostate. While most terrorist or criminal networks are strictly clandestine, Hezbollah uses a multidimensional strategy to combine secretive, illicit activities with legitimate political action. By analyzing this case study, the theoretical explanation for involvement of terrorist groups in organized crime will be explored
Book Review - American Exceptionalism: A New History of an Old Idea
No full textBook Review authored by Graydon Dennison, History PhD candidate at Temple Universit
Strategic Visions - Volume 21, No. 2 (2022)
No full textFull issue of Strategic Visions - Volume 21, No. 2 (2022
News from the CENFAD Community
No full textHighlighting the accomplishments of former and current Temple history graduate students and professors as well as others from the CENFAD community of scholars
Interview with Dr. David B. Zierler
No full textCENFAD community interview with Dr. David B. Zierler, Temple History PhD alumnus, former 2005-06 Thomas J. Davis Fellow, and current director of the Caltech Heritage Project, regarding oral history work, career highlights, and related matter
Social media use and physical activity participation in college students: An exploratory analysis
No full textSocial media has become a part of a college student’s environment, highlighting the importance of investigating the role that social media may play in PA participation and other health behaviors.
Purpose: To describe social media use and physical activity (PA) participation in a sample of college students and explore relationships between social media and PA, including health and fitness social media.
Methods: College students (age 18-29 years) enrolled at a four-year university completed an online questionnaire regarding self-reported social media use and PA participation. Independent sample t-tests were used to compare PA outcomes between those that follow health and fitness accounts and those who do not. A multiple linear regression model was used to examine associations between social media use and PA.
Results: Two hundred and ninety-two students completed the questionnaire (63.72% female, 63.61% white, BMI 24.14±4.25 kg/m2). There was no difference in PA participation between those that do and do not follow health and fitness social media in moderate (p=0.17) or vigorous intensity PA (p=1.0) when controlling for confounding variables. Spending 1-2 hours/day (p=0.02) or 3-4 hours/day (p=0.01) on social media compared to <1 hour/day and accessing social media in the evening (p=0.04) are associated with lower moderate PA.
Conclusions: Following health and fitness social media may not have the intended impact on college student PA. Further research needs to be done to assess the most effective and impactful strategies for content delivery via social media to increase PA behavior