News and Press

Audio

16/03/2025
Interview with Laura Rodríguez Gómez:
«The role of dehumanization in extreme behaviour»
Psicología en Radio 3, Canal UNED.

09/01/2025
Laura Blanco’s participation in the podcast:
QUE DE QUÉ habla el CESEDEN: «Chapter 2. Interview. The jihadist radicalization of young people in Europe through TikTok»
Spotify.

14/05/2024
Angel Gómez’ participation in the podcast:
LAS ENTREVISTAS DE AIMAR: “Ángel Gómez, professor of social psychology and expert in radicalisation”
Cadena SER.

15/10/2023
Ángel Gómez’ participation in the podcast:
A VISTA DE LOBO: “Palestine, Nagorno-Karabakh and the will to fight in a conflict”
Cadena SER.

26/07/2021
Ángel Gómez’ participation in the podcast:
AQUÍ, AMB JOSEP CUNÍ: “INTERVIEW Angel Gómez”
Cadena SER.

2021
Interview with Ángel Gómez on violent radicalization
Cadena SER.

01/02/2018
Ángel Gómez, José Luis González and María Teresa Pérez Albéniz Martínez in
PSICOLOGÍA EN RADIO 3: “Partner homicides in Spain: contributions from a detailed review of each case”
Radio 3, Canal UNED.

21/12/2017
Ángel Gómez, José Soto Castro and María Teresa Pérez Albéniz in
PSICOLOGÍA EN RADIO 3: “The Analysis of Criminal Behavior: Beyond the Crime Scene”
Radio 3, Canal UNED.

Video

22/01/2025
Laura Blanco’s participation in the podcast
“The jihadist radicalization of young people in Europe through TikTok”
CESEDEN, YouTube.

10/01/2025
TV program by UNED and RTVE Play:
«UNED – 10/01/25. Identity fusion. A theory to unravel the mechanisms of violent radicalization»
UNED, RTVE Play.

09/01/2025
“The Identity Fusion Theory in the UNED Program”
La 2 de TVE, Facebook post.

19/12/2024
UNED Social Council Award Ceremony 2024
Award for Good Practices of the Teaching and Research Staff and Technical, Management, Administration and Services Staff to the “Identity Fusion” Project.

Awarded members:
Ángel Gómez, Beatriz Alba, Irene Barón, Montserrat Bautista, Laura Blanco, Pablo Bragado Blanchart, Naroa Carrasco, Raúl García García, Mercedes Martínez Díaz, Yolanda Moreno Tirado, Borja Paredes, Yolanda Prieto Ramos, Juan Manuel Segura Reyes, Alexandra Vázquez.

Full event on video (after minute 35:20)

18/12/2024
“NETWORK SUMMARY – The Fusion of Identity. A theory to unravel the mechanisms of violent radicalization”

A short video about the Identity Fusion with Ángel Gómez, Laura Blanco, Beatriz Alba, Hend Bautista and Alexandra Vázquez.
Canal UNED.

31/07/2024
“Video-presentation of the documentary “Identity Fusion” to the Social Council Award 2024
Canal UNED.

22/11/2023
Ángel Gómez’ presentation:
«Scientific leadership»
2^nd Course of the Research Career, Young Academy of Spain and Higher Council for Scientific Research.

02/10/2023
Ángel Gómez’ presentation:
«Opening of the 2023-2024 academic year»
UNED.

29/09/2023
TV program by UNED and RTVE Play:
«UNED – 29/09/23. Identity fusión. A theory to unravel the mechanisms of violent radicalization»
UNED, RTVE Play.

06/08/2023
Program by Fakultas Psikologi, Universitas Indonesia
«Interview with Prof. Ángel Gómez and Dr. Mirra Noor Milla»

19/04/2023
Ángel Gómez’ presentation
«Disentangling the underlying mechanisms for the will to fight»
Conference “Psychology and Neuroscience. Viceversa”
Canal UNED.

19/04/2023
Mesa redonda
“Round table: Psychology and Neuroscience: An obligated confluence”
Conferencia “Psychology and Neuroscience. Viceversa”
Canal UNED.

29/11/2022
Invited conference by Jocelyn J. Bélanger, within the “MULTIPREV” project
“Ideological obsession as the driver of violent extremism: Origins, transformations, and manifestations”
Canal UNED.

29/06/2022
Invited conference by Ángel Gómez
“Theories and methods to prevent and reduce violent radicalization”
Congress “The Execution of Sentences for Terrorist Offences”
Canal UNED.

24/02/2022
Conference by Ángel Gómez
“What I/we learned in prison“
Patron Act of the Faculty of Psychology 2022
Canal UNED.

21/07/2021
Interview by Gema Castellano with Ángel Gómez Jiménez, expert in group behavior
Informativos.net.

23/11/2017
«A significant percentage of returned Daesh jihadists come back to attack»
Video in El Comercio.

Desde 2015
Different videos on the subject
“Identity fusion and extremism”
Canal UNED.

24/05/2013
Video by Alexandra Vázquez and Ángel Gómez
“Social Psychology of Intra- and Intergroup Relations and Social Identity”
Canal UNED.

Print

08/02/2025
«It is important to pay attention to the life trajectories of the individuals who radicalize if we want to understand why they have done so»
La Voz de Galicia.
Online article in La Voz de Galicia (only with subscription)

or to download as a pdf file:

04/02/2025
“What makes an individual radicalize?”
Comunicación Noticias UNED.

15/01/2025
“The perception of psychological time is key to understand violent radicalization”
Unidad de Cultura Científica, UNED.

19/12/2024
“Award for Good Practices of Teaching and Research Staff and Technical, Management and Administration and Services Staff”
Award to the “Identity Fusion” Project.
Comunicación Noticias UNED.

19/12/2024
“Social Council awards 2024: Promote methodological innovation and scientific and academic excellence to amplify the social impact of the university”
Comunicación Noticias UNED.

24/11/2024
“BJMP, Spanish university team up to boost PDL development program“
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has partnered with the Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED) of Spain with the aim to expand the Philippine’s development programs for the benefit of the persons deprived of liberty.
Manila Bulletin, Philippines.

13/11/2024
“Ceremonial Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between UNED and BJMP, Philippines”
Social Media posts.

19/07/2024
“Academic collaboration agreement between the Civil Guard University Center and UNED – National University of Distance Education (Spain)“
Noticias de Actualidad, Centro Universitario de la Guardia Civil.

19/07/2024
“UNED and the Civil Guard sign an agreement for training, research and promotion of the Doctorate“
Comunicación Noticias UNED.

16/07/2024
“Reducing the identity fusion of members of organized gangs can prevent violence in prisons”
Comunicación Noticias UNED.

31/01/2024
“UNED and Penitentiary Institutions join forces in the fight against violent radicalization”
Comunicación Noticias UNED.

31/01/2024
“The rector, Ricardo Mairal, inaugurates the 2023-24 academic year”
Comunicación Noticias UNED.

15/09/2023
“Deciphering the “will to fight”: key to understanding world conflicts”
Comunicación Noticias UNED.

27/07/2023
“Ángel Gómez Jiménez, awarded by the European Association of Social Psychology”
Comunicación UNED.

07/2023
“Preventing Extremism in Various Countries, UI Runs Research Collaboration with UNED, Spain”
Article in the Kalteng Times, Indonesia.

10/07/2023
“UI Runs Research Collaboration with UNED Spain to Prevent Extremism in Various Countries”
Article in Okezone, Indonesia.

26/06/2023
“Labpsipol F. Psikologi UI Establishes Research Collaboration with University of Distance Education, Spain (UNED)“
Universitas Indonesia.

12/2022
“What motivates some Spanish women to join the jihad?”
Article in Novaciencia, nº 186.

08/11/2022
“Reasons to join and leave jihad, a gender perspective“
Comunicación UNED.

09/10/2022
“Journey to the insides of terrorism to learn about it, prevent it and reintegrate it“
Article in El Correo de Burgos.

10/05/2022
“Ángel Gómez studies the main causes of radicalisation and the way to prevent them“
Comunicación y Marketing UNED.

24/02/2022
“UNED celebrates the day of the Faculty of Psychology with a conference on the prevention of violent radicalization.”
Comunicación UNED.

10/05/2021
“Who is willing to die and why?”
Article in El País.

23/11/2017
«A significant percentage of returned Daesh jihadists come back to attack»
Article in El Comercio.

26/08/2017
“In the minds of radicals”
Article in El País.