Eelco van der Maat
@evandermaat.bsky.social
Tenured scholar of genocide, authoritarian politics, and elite rivalry at Leiden University. Argue that mass killing is driven by elite rivalry in authoritarian regimes. Dad to two terrible little dictators. Husband and co-conspirator.
Also, learn from other anti-regime protests and wrap your protest in the American flag.
February 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Also, learn from other anti-regime protests and wrap your protest in the American flag.
After sidelining the people, authoritarian elites build new coalitions and violently dispose of rivals. Aging leaders like Trump risk violent removal—and so do their supporters.
Some will float to the top. And they'll destroy the remainders of their coalition.
To live in fear. 2/2
Some will float to the top. And they'll destroy the remainders of their coalition.
To live in fear. 2/2
July 2, 2024 at 11:03 AM
After sidelining the people, authoritarian elites build new coalitions and violently dispose of rivals. Aging leaders like Trump risk violent removal—and so do their supporters.
Some will float to the top. And they'll destroy the remainders of their coalition.
To live in fear. 2/2
Some will float to the top. And they'll destroy the remainders of their coalition.
To live in fear. 2/2
Very happy that my new book, 'Elite Rivalry, Mass Killing and Genocide in Authoritarian Regimes: Why Autocrats Kill' has been published by Routledge! The flyer has a discount code. Many thanks to Stathis Kalyvas, Philip Roessler, and Alex Hinton for their kind endorsements. 🧵 Shares appreciated. 1/
June 27, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Very happy that my new book, 'Elite Rivalry, Mass Killing and Genocide in Authoritarian Regimes: Why Autocrats Kill' has been published by Routledge! The flyer has a discount code. Many thanks to Stathis Kalyvas, Philip Roessler, and Alex Hinton for their kind endorsements. 🧵 Shares appreciated. 1/