Jeffrey Kaplan
Kaplan in 2023
Born	(1954-03-23)March 23, 1954 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died	March 12, 2025(2025-03-12) (aged 70) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Professor, author
Known for	Research onextremism
Academic background
Education	Colorado State University (M.A., 1981) Tufts University (M.A., 1989) University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1993)
Alma mater	University of Chicago
Academic work
Institutions	University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh

Jeffrey Kaplan (March 23, 1954 – March 12, 2025) was an American academic who wrote and edited a number of books onracism,religious violence,terrorism and thefar-right. He was an associate professor of religion at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Oshkosh and a member of the board of academic advisors of the university's Institute for the Study of Religion, Violence and Memory.^[1]

Kaplan formerly sat on theeditorial boards of the journalsTerrorism and Political Violence,Nova Religio andThe Pomegranate.^[1][2]

Kaplan was born March 23, 1954, inDenver, Colorado, to parents Arthur and Shyrle Gladstone Kaplan. He had one younger brother.^[3][4]

He earned anM.A. inLinguistics fromColorado State University in 1981, an M.A. ininternational relations fromThe Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University) in 1989, and earned aPh.D. in thehistory of culture from theUniversity of Chicago in 1993.^[5][2] Histhesis was titled "Revolutionary Millenarianism in the Modern World: FromChristian Identity toGush Emunim".^[6]

Kaplan was an associate professor of history atIḷisaġvik College inUtqiagvik, Alaska.^[7]

Kaplan was awarded aGuggenheim Foundation Research Grant for a project on "The Emergence of a Violent Euro-American Radical Right" withLeonard Weinberg.^[8] Kaplan occupied the BicentennialFulbright Chair in American Studies at theUniversity of Helsinki inFinland from 1998 to 1999.^[9]

Kaplan died on March 12, 2025, inCharlotte, North Carolina, from complications ofleukemia. He was aged 70.^[4][10][2]

• —— (1997).Radical Religion in America: Millenarian Movements From the Far Right to the Children of Noah.Syracuse University Press.ISBN 0-8156-0396-7.
• ——;Bjørgo, Tore, eds. (1998).Nation and Race: The Developing Euro-American Racist Subculture. Boston:Northeastern University Press.ISBN 1-55553-332-9.
• ——; Weinberg, Leonard (1998).The Emergence of a Euro-American Radical Right. New Brunswick:Rutgers University Press.ISBN 0-8135-2563-2.
• ——, ed. (2000).Encyclopedia of White Power: A Sourcebook on the Radical Racist Right. Walnut Creek:AltaMira Press.ISBN 0-7425-0340-2.
• —— (2000).Beyond the Mainstream: The Emergence of Religious Pluralism in Finland, Estonia, and Russia. Helsinki:SKS.ISBN 95-1746-180-1.
• ——; Lööw, Heléne, eds. (2002).The Cultic Milieu: Oppositional Subcultures in an Age of Globalization. Walnut Creek:AltaMira Press.ISBN 0-7591-0203-1.
• ——, ed. (2002).Millennial Violence: Past, Present and Future. London; Portland:Frank Cass.ISBN 0-7146-5294-6.
• Taylor, Bron; ——, eds. (2005).The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature. London; New York:Thoemmes Continuum.ISBN 1-84371-138-9.
• —— (2010).Terrorist Groups and the New Tribalism: Terrorism's Fifth Wave. Abingdon; New York:Routledge.ISBN 978-0-415-45338-7.
• —— (2015).Radical Religion and Violence: Theory and Case Studies. New York:Routledge.ISBN 978-0-415-81414-0.
• ——; Lööw, Heléne; Malkki, Leena, eds. (2015).Lone Wolf and Autonomous Cell Terrorism. New York:Routledge.ISBN 978-1-138-85122-1.
• —— (2019).Apocalypse, Revolution and Terrorism: From the Sicari to the American Revolt against the Modern World. New York:Routledge.ISBN 978-1-138-48365-1.
• —— (2020).The Alt-Right Movement: White Nationalism in the Twenty-First Century.Praeger Publishers.ISBN 978-1-4408-7118-4.
• Shaffer, Ryan; ——, eds. (2020).The Legacy of 9/11: Transformations of Policing, Intelligence, and Counter-Terrorism. New York:Routledge.ISBN 978-1-03-263710-5.
• —— (2021).A Deep Dive into the Meaning and Impact of January 6 Capitol Insurrection. Abu Dhabi: TRENDS Research and Advisory.ISBN 978-9948-84608-6.
• —— (2022).From Leaderless Resistance to Streaming Video Strikes: The Evolution of Lone Wolf Terrorism. Abu Dhabi: TRENDS Research and Advisory.ISBN 978-9948-04393-5.
• ——, ed. (2022).Anti-Semitism in Hungary: Appearance and Reality, Volume 1. Reno: Helena History Press.ISBN 978-1-943596-27-0.
• ——, ed. (2023).Anti-Semitism in Hungary: Appearance and Reality, Volume 2. Reno: Helena History Press.ISBN 978-1-943596-29-4.
• ——, ed. (2025).Christians in Iraqi Kurdistan: The Tale of Suffering, Hope and Resilience.Cambridge Scholars Publishing.ISBN 978-1-0364-5097-7.
• —— (2025).The Early Israeli Settler Movement: The Birth Pangs of Gush Emunim. New York:Routledge.ISBN 978-1-04-011371-4.

• American religion academics
• 1954 births
• 2025 deaths
• People from Utqiagvik, Alaska
• University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh faculty
• Researchers of new religious movements and cults
• Academics and writers on far-right politics
• Iḷisaġvik College faculty
• Scholars of terrorism

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