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AletteSmeulers
@alettesmeulers.bsky.social
Professor at the University of Groningen specialized in perpetrators of mass atrocities and the international criminal justice system. Check out our podcast series: Terribly and Terrifyingly normal.
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📢Join us for a dialogue on oppression and justice with Prof. @alettesmeulers.bsky.social and Prof. Helen Duffy to hear how international law can confront human rights violations and war crimes.

📍 Hague Humanity Hub
📅 November 28, 17:00.
🔥Fireside chat + networking drinks!

👉: gqr.sh/Za8w !
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Professor criminologie Alette Smeulers voert al dertig jaar lang onderzoek naar daders. In Angstaanjagend normaal komt ze tot de ongemakkelijke conclusie: ook in u huist een dader. ‘Wat zijn dat voor mensen die honger als wapen gebruiken?’
Criminoloog Alette Smeulers: ‘Parallellen tussen jonge Hitler en Trump moeten ons zorgen baren’
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September 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Nu te zien: we kregen ongewone toegang tot de Israelische soldaten die actief zijn in Gaza en de vrijwilligers (incl. Nederlanders) die hen steunen en in de watten leggen. #frontlinie @vpro.nl

Soldaten voor Israël
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Soldaten voor Israël | NPO Start
Waarom reizen duizenden christenen af naar Israël om het leger te steunen, ondanks de oorlogsmisdaden die het pleegt in de Gazastrook? Bram Vermeulen ontrafelt het internationale netwerk achter deze s...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Why do ordinary people commit mass atrocities—and why do others follow them? Professor Dr. @alettesmeulers.bsky.social joins the Unravelling podcast to explore the Milgram Experiment, mental health, and the psychology of perpetrators.

Listen here: www.brattlebororetreat.org/podcast
July 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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We onderbreken onze zomerserie om stil te staan bij Gaza, waar de honger om zich heen grijpt. VN-chef Antonio Guterres spreekt van een ‘horrorshow’, maar concrete actie vanuit Europa blijft uit. Wat betekent dat voor de internationale rechtsorde? @alettesmeulers.bsky.social

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July 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Al bekend met mijn boek? Hier een paar take aways! Tekst ook beschikbaar in Frans en Duits. politicsrights.com/who-are-war-...
Who Are the War Criminals, Genocidaires, and Terrorists?
Discover how ordinary people become war criminals. Alette Smeulers reveals 14 perpetrator types and the psychology behind mass atrocities.
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April 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Already familiar with our podcast series #Terribly_and_Terrifyingly_Normal? We discuss themes and issues with distinguished scholars to better understand the political violence in the world 🌍. We talk 🗣🎙 about #ideology; #friendship in politics; #Trump; #Putin; #Israel; #Genocide. Check us out! 👇👇👇
December 4, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Waarom doden mensen? Wat drijft hen? Kan iedereen oorlogsmisdadiger worden? Zie mijn openbare publiekslezing in een uitverkocht Paradiso Amsterdam.

Why do people kill? Who are they. A link to my public lecture in Paradiso, Amsterdam for Science & cocktails

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Why do people kill? A talk by ALETTE SMEULERS
Alette Smeulers is professor at the University of Groningen. She is specialized in perpetrators of international crimes, such as genocide, crimes against hum...
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May 10, 2024 at 6:55 AM
Mijn nieuwe zojuist uitgegeven boek 📚 over daders is gebaseerd op 30 jaar onderzoek naar daders en geeft een inzicht in verschillende type daders en hoe zij tot hun daden komen. In het boek talloze verhalen van daders zoals Poetin, Osama bin Laden, Breivik, Mengele, Ans van Dijk en vele anderen.
May 9, 2024 at 11:54 AM
De meeste mensen deugen is de titel van Bregman's bestseller, maar klopt dat wel of is het alleen maar wat we graag willen horen? www.amnesty.nl/wordt-vervol...
Het gevaarlijke idee dat de meeste mensen deugen - Wordt Vervolgd
Zijn daders van grootschalig geweld meestal gestoord of sadistisch? En zijn de meeste andere mensen dan wel goed van binnen? Met dat idee rekent Alette Smeulers af.
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April 4, 2024 at 1:13 PM
On Monday 19 February I will present the findings of my new book entitled Perpetrators of mass atrocities: terribly and terrifyingly normal? in Paradiso Amsterdam. www.scienceandcocktails.org/en/events/am...

Very much looking forward to that! See link to book www.routledge.com/Perpetrators...
Why do people kill? | Science and Cocktails
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February 9, 2024 at 8:11 AM
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Who are the perpetrators of mass atrocities? Prof. Alette Smeulers (@unigroningen.bsky.social) discusses the different types of perpetrators and why they commit atrocities in the next #free SCL lecture.

Register now: www.asser.nl/education-ev...

#genocide #crimesagainsthumanity
January 23, 2024 at 10:36 AM
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Is the U.S. again at risk? #Trump promises retribution, refers to opponents as vermin, and threatens a #DeepState purge. I discuss this in relation to @stanfordpress.bsky.social #ItCanHappenHere bit.ly/3MhFDt9 on @alettesmeulers.bsky.social terrific podcast series
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December 6, 2023 at 1:01 PM
It can happen here is the title of the book by @alexhinton.bsky.social on genocide and the United States and what we discuss in todays podcast series 🎤🎧. It is on polarization, Trump and the need to listen to each other and find common ground. Check it out 👇👇👇 open.spotify.com/episode/4YAY...
December 6, 2023 at 8:12 AM
Today's podcast episode 🎤🎧 in our series on Perpetrators of mass atrocities: Terribly and Terrifyingly normal? is with @sevslv.bsky.social on Putin, Russia and the ICC. And of course the war in Ukraine which should keep talking about. 🗣🗣🗣 open.spotify.com/episode/2gxb...
November 22, 2023 at 7:51 AM
Today's podcast series 🎤🎧 is on the Israel Hamas conflict. Together with professor Marcel Brus we try to clarify the legal framework 📚⚖️ and explain why the conflict (and the debate about it) has become so polarized.

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November 15, 2023 at 7:56 AM
Check out our podcast series 🎙🎧 🎤on perpetrators of mass atrocities called Terribly and Terrifyingly Normal.👇👇👇 with experts in the field. We answer question such as: who are the perpetrators? and what drives them? open.spotify.com/episode/6rUK...
November 8, 2023 at 9:47 PM