by angel_gomez_admin | Jan 31, 2022 | article, news
After expulsion of Islamic State forces from Mosul, Iraq’s government declared the country “fully liberated” and the Islamic State “defeated.” But field interviews and non-threatening psychological experiments with young Sunni Arab men from the Mosul area indicate...
by angel_gomez_admin | Dec 10, 2021 | audio, news
Interview with Dr. Ángel Gómez, professor of social psychology at UNED, awarded with a grant by the European Council to study and prevent violent radicalization. ANGELS BARCELÓ – Reporter for Cadena SER Cataluña
by angel_gomez_admin | Jul 17, 2021 | article, news
What drives humans to fight and bear the suffering costs of war? This became the crucial question in 2021, after the crushing defeat of the – militarily strong and US-backed – Afghan National Defense Security Forces against the Taliban, a force initially...
by angel_gomez_admin | May 10, 2021 | article, news
Ángel Gómez’ work about the prevention of violent radicalisation, with collaborators all over the world, has been awarded with the prestigious ERC Grant of 2,5 million euros. Read the article published in El Pais
by angel_gomez_admin | Nov 24, 2017 | article, news
In 2017, Ángel Gómez and his team were able to interview terrorists and fighters against ISIS in Syria. In their study, they discovered that it is not the military potential of the army, but the spiritual force that determines their willingness to sacrifice for their...