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Eelco van der Maat

@evandermaat.bsky.social
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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.

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Eelco van der Maat @evandermaat.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Also, learn from other anti-regime protests and wrap your protest in the American flag.
Arab Spring: Egyptian protester covered in the Egyptian flag shakes hands with soldier in armed vehicle.
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Eelco van der Maat @evandermaat.bsky.social · 02/07/2024
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
Putin at a very long table.
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Eelco van der Maat @evandermaat.bsky.social · 27/06/2024
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/
Flyer for book 'Elite Rivalry, Mass Killing and Genocide in Authoritarian Regimes: Why Autocrats Kill' with discount code SMA22 at the Routledge book page: www.routledge.com/9780367529604
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