Ramón Spaaij regularly appears in news media including newspapers, magazines, television, radio, podcasts, and social media.
He’s appeared in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, The Guardian, Associated Press, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, the Dutch Broadcasting Foundation (NOS), and many others.
On video
Media Mentions by country
Argentina
‘Occidente, frente al angustiante desafío del terrorismo low-tech,’ La Nación, 16 July 2016
‘Lobos solitarios que escapan a los radares,’ by Eduardo Febbro for Página 12, 16 June 2016
Australia
‘The ripple effects of violent crimes: What is the role of the media in preventing copycat attacks?,’ ABC, 14 May 2024
‘Victoria University survey aims to tackle sports racism,’ The Star Weekly, 9 May 2024
‘Is sport for refugees authentic or an exercise in celebrity humanitarianism?’ ABC The Ticket Podcast, 17 November 2023
‘Time-out on traditional sport as Australians: embrace informal sports participation’, ABC Radio (Canberra & Regional Victoria), 4 September 2023
‘Time-out on traditional sport as Australians: embrace informal sports participation’’’, ABC Radio (Regional Victoria), 4 September 2023
‘Crowd behaviour at the World Cup celebrations’, ABC Radio, 17 August 2023
Football Australia Imposes Sanctions Over Pitch Invasion,’ 3AW Wide World of Sports, 10 January 2023
‘”A cultural mess”: Behind the A-League pitch invasion,’ by Ben Schneiders, Carla Jaeger and Lachlan Abbott for The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December 2022
‘Flare warning: Police intend to lay down law to other clubs over violence,’ The Age & The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 December 2022
‘Do we need tougher penalties for hooligans at sporting events?,’ ABC Radio, 20 December 2022
‘Pitch invasion charges,’ Channel 10 News, 20 December 2022
‘Has Australia Become a Hooligan Nation?,’ Hope 103.2FM, 20 December 2022
‘Melbourne A-League pitch invasion puts crowd behaviour in spotlight,’ ABC Radio (PM), 19 December 2022
‘Crowd violence in A-League,’ various media features including Sky News, ABC Radio, and Port Douglas FM, 19-20 December 2022
‘Sport and Community Engagement,’ an invited blog post for the Centre for Multicultural Sport, November 2022
‘Many Journeys. One Squad: Australia is one of the most culturally diverse teams at the 2022 World Cup,’ by Tom Canetti for SBS News, 16 November 2022
‘Sydney United fans condemned for Nazi salutes at final,’ ABC 7:30 Report, 24 October 2022
‘How to improve fan behaviour at the football,’ 3AW (Drive), 22 August 2022
‘Open Letter Regarding Our Story On Racism In Football,’ undersigned by Professor Ramón Spaaij, Channel 10, 18 August 2022
‘Violence against children in community sport,’ various media features including ABC by Kate O’Halloran, Channel 10’s The Project, The Conversation by Mary Woessner and Aurélie Pankowiak, ABC News, ABC Radio, Star Weekly by Matthew Sims, 11 August 2022
‘Boycotts in sport may not advance human rights. But they do harm individual athletes,’ by Hans Westerbeek and Ramón Spaaij for The Conversation, 23 June 2022
‘Sport can truly be a leveller,’ The Herald Sun, 30 May 2022
‘Sport for all? Why Australian sport needs to embrace informal participation,’ by Ruth Jeanes, Justen O’Connor, Dawn Penney, Ramon Spaaij, Dr Jonathan Magee, Dr Eibhlish O’Hara and Lisa Lymbery for Child: The Real Guide for Parents, 18 March 2022
‘A fascinating experiment in how sexism, and racism, affects the way we watch sport,’ by Liam Mannix for The Sydney Morning Herald / The Age, 9 November 2021
‘Working with young women to co-design sports program,’ SportAndDev.org, 8 November 2021
‘Sport for all? Why Australian sport needs to embrace informal participation,’ by Ruth Jeanes, Dawn Penney, Ramón Spaaij, Jonathan Magee, Eibhlish O’Hara, and Lisa Lymbery for the Monash Lens, 1 September 2021
‘Goodes latest stand should remind us racism is alive and well,’ The Big Smoke, 8 June 2021
‘Reducing the threat of terrorism on a global—and local—level,’ by Leanne Close for The Strategist, 25 March 2021
‘Why we’re not doing better at racism in sport,’ by Karen Farquharson and Ramón Spaaij for Pursuit, 4 February 2021
‘Collingwood Football Club is guilty of systemic racism, review finds,’ ABC News, 1 February 2021
‘New study shows equal participation is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to gender equity in sport,’ Shepparton News, 27 December 2020
‘Research At Community Sports Club Reveals Men Are Still Favoured Over Women,’ Ministry of Sport, 20 November 2020
‘Women’s teams remain undervalued in community sport, new study shows,’ by Madeline Hislop for Women’s Agenda, 18 November 2020
‘New study led by Monash University and Victoria University reveals gender equality in sport needs to start at the clubhouse,’ Australasian Leisure Management, 18 November 2020
‘Hogging ball: Gender equality in sport needs to start at clubhouse,’ Mirage News, 17 November 2020
‘The state of play: Scientific research on sport, refugees, and forced displacement’ SportAndDev.org, 22 September 2020
‘Call for papers: Sport and Refugees: Displacement, Migration, and Settlement Journeys,’ SportAndDev.org, 22 September 2020
‘Is it time to re-imagine sport?,’ The Ticket, ABC Radio, 6 September 2020
‘Four steps for co-designing sport programmes with refugee-background young people,’ SportAndDev.org, 3 September 2020
‘Our codes of conduct: Parents need to show kids how to be sporting fans,’ Herald Sun, 25 July 2020
‘Mad keen mini-fans need the guiding hand of heroes,’ by Diana Jenkins in The Daily Telegraph, 25 July 2020
‘Sports inclusion gets big boost,’ Maribyrnong Star Weekly, 22 July 2020, page 3
‘Victoria University funded to increase sport participation for migrants in Melbourne’s West,’ Mirage News, 3 July 2020
‘The future of sport and development: Investing in grassroots sport and sport for development,’ SportAndDev.org, 24 June 2020
‘Community sport and COVID-19: An opportunity to make sport more inclusive?,’ SportAndDev.org, 12 May 2020
‘What’s in store for sports-mad Aussies?’ by Steve Larkin for Australian Associated Press (AAP), 27 March 2020
‘Australian Open is billed as the grand slam of the “Asia Pacific” — but is it?’ by Alan Weedon and Samuel Yang for ABC News, 26 January 2020
‘Using Sport for Social Change,’ a video on The Business of Sport for Sky News Australia, 26 July 2019
‘Racial abuse is rife in junior sports – and little is being done to address it,’ by Karen Farquharson, Ramón Spaaij, and Ruth Jeanes for The Conversation, 14 June 2019
‘VU leading research within new think tank on social cohesion,’ Mirage News, 14 May 2019
‘Culture of competition discourages some kids from sport,’ Mirage News and Victoria University News, 6 May 2019
‘Competitive culture is stopping Aussie kids from participating in sport,’ Scimex, 18 April 2019
‘The evolving threat of lone-actor terrorism,’ by Crhis Winter and Ramón Spaaij for Inside Story, 15 November 2018
‘Commonwealth Games injuries highlight a problematic culture in elite sports,’ by Jack Hynes and Ramón Spaaij for The Conversation, 11 April 2018
Republished in the New Zealand Herald, 12 April 2018
‘Diversity a boon for junior sports but clubs under pressure to perform,’ by Miki Perkins for The Age, 30 March 2018, pages 2-3
Also published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 March 2018
‘Practical steps to supporting diversity in junior sport,’ by Ramón Spaaij and Ruth Jeanes for Play by the Rules, 12 March 2018
‘Booming “active wear” industry now focus of academic research,’ Victoria University News, 14 December 2015
‘Lone Wolf Terrorism,’ presented at the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences National Forum, Big Ideas, ABC Radio National, 9 December 2015
‘Sport and politics bedfellows from now on,’ The Weekend Australian, 23 September 2017, page 45
‘Having a voice and a sense of belonging in a soccer club,’ Pushing the Edge Podcast with Greg Curran, 6 June 2017
‘CBD security slow to start up,’ CBD News (Melbourne), 8 May 2017
‘Lone actor terrorism: attack in London,’ ABC News Radio National, Drive with Marius Benson, 23 March 2017
‘Lone actor terrorism: attack in London,’ ABC Radio 774 Melbourne, Drive with Raphael Epstein, 23 March 2017
‘Research shows women want fashion AND function in active wear,’ Premium Official News, 29 June 2016
‘Police injured at funeral for Orlando victim,’ by Anna Kelsey-Sugg and Joanna Crothers for The New Daily, 19 June 2016
‘Lone wolf massacres are on the rise, experts warn,’ by John Stapleton for The New Daily, 17 June 2016
‘Tackling integrity issues in sport head on,’ Sport and Recreation Victoria, Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services, 17 May 2016
‘Are Fans No. 1?’ ABC Radio, The Ticket, 7 May 2016
‘Parramatta shooting: how much do we really know about “lone-wolf” terrorists?’ by Ramón Spaaij and Mark S. Hamm, The Conversation, 5 October 2015
‘What Works? Diversity and Inclusion in Community Sport Symposium,’ International Platform on Sport & Development, 10 September 2015
‘Club leads way for diversity,’ Dandenong Leader, 14 September 2015, page 11
‘Researcher says lone-wolf attackers telegraph intent,’ The Courier-Mail, 8 September 2015, page 11
‘Terror’s lone wolves howl first,’ Daily Telegraph, 6 September 2015, page 18
‘Keeping an eye on the next mad Monis,’ Herald Sun, 6 September 2015, page 18
‘Research to explore trends in female consumers’ purchasing of active-wear,’ Australian Leisure Management, 20 May 2015
‘Unlocking Mind of a Lone Wolf,’ The Courier-Mail, 24 March 2015
‘Micro attacks on rise: expert,’ The Courier-Mail, 15 March 2015
‘Lone-wolf terrorist threat ramps up,’ Hobart Mercury, 15 March 2015
‘Football Crowd Behaviour at the Asian Cup,’ ABC 612 Radio (Brisbane), Drive, 9 January 2015
‘Blackers, Carmen & Fitzi for Breakfast,’ 96FM Radio (Perth), 16 December 2014
‘Nine National News,’ Channel Nine, 15 December 2014
‘Saturday Morning with Hilary Harper,’ ABC 774 Radio, 6 December 2014
‘Leading the way: Robinvale bridging gaps between cultures,’ Sunraysia Daily, 5 December 2014
‘Thinking Sociologically about Sport: The Sport Thematic Group’ with Brent McDonald, Nexus, Vol. 23, No. 3, November 2014, page 23
‘A world away from the MCG, every round is multicultural round’ by Sean Gorman and Ramón Spaaij, The Conversation, 25 September 2014
Also published in The Robinvale Sentinel, 9 October 2014, page 12
‘Social exclusion in sport,’ ABC Radio National, 15 July 2014
‘New book questions inclusive value of sport,’ Victoria University News, 15 July 2014
‘Cultural and political legacies of the World Cup: where to now?’ by Jorge Knijnik and Ramón Spaaij, The Conversation, 14 July 2014
An abridged version of this article was published as ‘Question of Cup’s legacy remains’ by Kim Arlington and Saffron Howden in The New Zealand Herald, 15 July 2014
‘Football Federation Australia bans clubs from using ethnic names and logos,’ The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 June 2014
Also published in The Age, 26 June 2014
‘Will the World Cup leave a positive legacy in Brazil?’ by Jorge Knijnik and Ramón Spaaij, The Conversation, 5 June 2014
‘Are we doing enough to promote integrity in sport?’ by Dennis Hemphill and Ramón Spaaij, The Conversation, 29 May 2014
‘Sport in conflict: can cricket heal war-torn Afghanistan?’ with Hans Westerbeek, The Conversation, 6 March 2014
‘Manchester cash will sheikh up A-League but not how you think,’ by Ramón Spaaij and Hans Westerbeek for The Conversation, 1 February 2014
‘Australia has no “soccer hooligan” problem – but we need a smarter policing approach,’ by Ramón Spaaij for The Conversation, 9 January 2014
‘Sport and Morality,’ ABC News Weekend Breakfast, 10 August 2013
‘Call to let abused players walk off,’ Sunday Herald Sun, 26 May 2013, page 7
‘DIY terror,’ by Deborah Snow and Nick Miller for The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 May 2013, page 19
Also published in The Age, 25 May 2013, page 15
‘Lone Wolf Terrorists Rising,’ Security Management, February 2013, pages 20-25
‘Spectator Violence – Looking at Soccer in Australia,’ Panorama, SYN Radio, 5 February 2013
‘Azarenka, Tsonga and the Sexism that Chokes Women’s Tennis’ by Ramón Spaaij and Karen Farquharson for The Conversation, 26 January 2013
‘Cultural diversity in community sport: An ethnographic inquiry of Somali Australians’ experiences’, Sport Management Review Podcast (Elsevier), 9:36 mins, October 2012
‘The Fundamental Divide,’ The Australian, 19 September 2012
‘Terror with a personal touch,’ by Geoff Maslen for The Age, 31 July 2012
‘Olympics: missing a peace of the action,’ La Trobe Bulletin, 12 July 2012
‘The Olympic Movement and World Peace,’ 774 ABC Melbourne, 12 July 2012
‘Masculinities and Hooliganism in Sport,’ iTunes U La Trobe Sociology Collection, recorded as an invited seminar in Gender & Sexuality: Contemporary Debates, iTunes audio lecture, 40:10 mins, 3 May 2012
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‘Sports stadium disasters: problems of public order or public safety?,’ La Trobe Opinions, 3 February 2012
‘Egypt soccer violence kills over 70 people,’ SBS World News Australia, 2 February 2012
‘Sport and social integration amongst refugees in Australia,’ iTunes U La Trobe Sociology Collection, recorded as an invited seminar in Core Issues in Anthropology, iTunes audio lecture, 40:37 mins, 7 October 2011
iTunes required to download audio file
‘9/11 and lone wolf terrorism,’ La Trobe University Podcast, 9/11: Aftermath and Reflections, 11:42 mins, 30 September 2011
Also available on iTunes University
‘Bush footy,’ Footy Record, 3 August 2011
‘Wolves at our door? What we can learn from Norway’s horror,’ by Tom Hyland for The Sunday Age, 31 July 2011
‘What makes a “lone wolf” terrorist?,’ La Trobe University News and Media Release, 25 July 2011
Also published on HealthCanal.com, 26 July 2011
‘Norwegian Gunman Anders Behring Breivik a “Lone Wolf Terrorist”?’ The Australian (online), 25 July 2011
‘Sport as a Social Glue,’ The Buloke Times, 15 July 2011
‘Blood and Rage: In Conversation with Michael Burleigh,’ Melbourne Writers’ Festival and SBS Radio, 29 August 2008
Austria
‘Die westliche Gesellschaft zum Feindbild erklärt,’ Profil, Vol. 45, No. 49, 1 December 2014, page 59
Belgium
‘Een knokpartijtje voetbal: waarom de grasmat vaak een boksring is,’ De Standaard, 16 December 2023
‘”Het escaleert langs alle kanten”: hoe Europese trips als een magneet zijn voor hooligans,’ Het Laatste Nieuws, 7 November 2023
‘In het hoofd van de voetbalhooligan: “Territoriumdrift, mannelijkheid, groepsgevoel en het idee dat niemand boven hen staat,”‘ VRT Nieuws, 25 October 2022
‘Wangedrag is coming home: hoe Brits is het hooliganisme?,’ Het Nieuwsblad, 13 July 2021
‘Geen wetenschappelijk bewijs voor psychische stoornis bij terroristen,’ Het Laatste Nieuws, 5 February 2019
‘Van kennis naar maatschappelijke impact: De toenemende aandacht voor valorisatie in het (sport) wetenschappelijk onderzoek,’ Sport & Strategie (Editie Vlaanderen), Vol. 5, No. 4, December, pages 20-21
‘Waarom de voetbaltribunes zo wit zien,’ BRUZZ, 14 November 2018
‘Waarom een multimiljonair 59 mensen de dood injaagt,’ De Standaard, 4 October 2017
‘Wat drijft de lonewolfterrorist?,’ HUMO, 25 September 2017
‘Waar slaapt de “lone wolf”?,’ De Standaard, 23 June 2017
‘IS is een roedel waarin een lone wolf zich thuis voelt,’ De Morgen, 22 June 2017
‘Eigen terreur (h)eerst: Waarom we moeten focussen op extreemrechts geweld, en niet alleen op de lone wolf-jihadi,’ De Morgen, 13 August 2016, pages 30-33
‘Database van lone wolves,’ De Morgen, 13 August 2016
‘Eindelijk iets betekenen, dat is het‘, De Morgen, 9 August 2016, pages 4-5
‘In het hart van de lone wolf schuilt een raadsel,’ De Standaard, 25 July 2016
Brazil
‘A era do terrorismo amador,’ Ponte, 30 December 2019
‘Briga na floresta e arruaça no exterior. São os hooligans da vez na Europa,’ UOL, 24 November 2016
‘Terrorismo: a matança como espetáculo,’ Época, No. 946, 30 July 2016
‘Jogados para escanteio’, Revista Unesp Ciência, Vol. 4, No. 42, June 2013, pages 30-35
Canada
‘Orlando Massacre: A History of Lone Wolf Terrorism in America,’ Oye! Times (Canada), 13 June 2016
‘CTV National News,’ CTV News, 15 December 2014
‘When troubled young men turn to terror, is it ideology or pathology?,’ The Globe and Mail, 24 October 2014
Chile
‘Libro revela alza de ataques de terroristas solitarios en Europa,’ La Tercera, 31 March 2012, page 56
Czech Republic
‘Jak zastavit útočící osamělé vlky,’ Český rozhlas, 4 March 2017
‘Osamělých vlků přibývá a dají se snadno přehlédnout,’ Hospodářské Noviny, 27 July 2016
‘Osamělí vlci před útokem varují, nikdo je ale neposlouchá,’ Aktuálně.cz, 8 September 2015
Denmark
‘Ethics of participatory approaches in sport for development,’ International Platform on Sport and Development, SportAndDev.org, 28 November 2023
‘Ikke maktesløse mot ensomme ulver’, Mandag Morgen, No. 26, 4 September 2011, pages 10-12
France
‘Désormais triple champion du monde, Max Verstappen est une idole aux Pays-Bas,’ L’Équipe, 8 October 2023
‘Euro 2021: cette arrogance qui colle aux crampons des Néerlandais,’ Le Monde, 14 June 2021
‘Le “loup solitaire” n’est jamais loin de la meute,’ Slate, 9 November 2017
‘Référendum catalan : tiraillé par différents courants politiques, l’Espanyol Barcelone joue la carte de l’apolitisme,’ France Football, 23 October 2017
‘Les deux-tiers des terroristes qui agissent de manière isolée annoncent leur projet d’attentat à l’avance,’ Slate, 9 September 2015
‘Sydney café hostage-taker had long criminal record,’ France 24, 16 December 2014
‘Le temps du lumpen-terrorisme est venu,’ Le Nouvel Economiste, 29 October 2014
Germany
‘Ab aufs Fiets,’ Rheinische Post, 20/21 March 2021, page E4
‘Germans Wonder if Terror Can Be Prevented,’ Der Spiegel Online International, 1 August 2016
‘Angst vor der Angst,’ Der Spiegel, No. 31, 30 July 2016, page 12
‘Axt-Angreifer war Islamist,’ Helmstedter Nachrichten, 18 July 2016
‘Einladung zum Jedermann-Dschihad,’ Berliner Morgenpost, 20 July 2016, page 3
‘Einzeltäter sind nicht unsichtbar,’ Die Zeit, 16 June 2016
India
‘Munich, Nice, Dallas: Are Lone-Wolf Attacks Becoming a Pattern?,’ The Quint (India), 23 July 2016
‘Wolves on our doorstep’, Mx, 1 November 2012
‘Can the Olympics Inspire World Peace?’ (Essay), Biblio: A Review of Books, July-August 2012, page 25
‘”Lone wolf terrorism” attacks rising in recent decades,’ Asian News International, 16 December 2011
Indonesia
‘Sejarah Kelahiran Ultras di Spanyol,’ Detik, 9 December 2014
Iran
‘A taciturn lone wolf in a tactical theater,’ Press TV, 26 July 2016
Ireland
‘How FC Barcelona became the beating heart of the battle for Catalan independence,’ The 42, 7 October 2017
‘After 28 years, can Hillsborough survivors finally attain a sense of closure?,’ The 42, 25 June 2017
‘Expecting a tame affair – and pigs may fly,’ The Irish Times, 27 November 2010
Israel
‘What Soccer Hooligans and Terrorists Have in Common,’ Haaretz, 1 June 2018
‘Trapping lone wolves,’ The Jerusalem Post, 29 June 2017
Luxembourg
‘Eisschwimmen: Edgework am Gefrierpunkt,’ Ice swimming: Edgework at freezing point, WOXX (Luxemburg), No. 1619, 12 February 2021, pages 12-13
Mexico
‘Una jueza autoriza que se revelen datos de ‘barras’ argentinas,’ CNN Mexico, 22 April 2014
‘Conflictos de barras, una discusión que ‘adolecen’ los grandes del futbol,’ CNN Mexico, 27 March 2014
Netherlands
‘Wat betekent het verhoogde dreigingsniveau voor evenementen in Nederland?‘, Event Safety Institute Blog, 14 May 2024
‘Deskundigen zien ruimte voor verbetering aanpak voetbalgeweld,’ RTL Nieuws, 31 January 2024
‘Wat nooit mag, mag op oudejaarsdag ineens wel,’ Omroep Gelderland, 3 January 2024
‘Waarom voetbal zo velen roert,’ Eos Psyche&Brein, November 2023, pages 92-96
‘De harde kern blijft aantrekkelijk,’ NRC, 30 September 2023, pages 2-3
‘Wie slaat hooligans terug?,’ De Telegraaf, 30 September 2023, pages 28-29
‘Broekje of rokje voor sporter? ’Ik heb me nog nooit zo vrij gevoeld,’ De Telegraaf, 24 August 2023
‘Weer werd er gevochten op de tribunes. Hoe willen clubs en de KNVB escalaties voorkomen?’ NRC, 13 August 2023
‘Nederlandse jeugdspelers in shock na geweld op Duits voetbalveld,’ De Telegraaf, 31 May 2023
‘Digitale meldplicht tegen voetbalrellen’, Leeuwarder Courant, 20 May 2023
‘De sociologische blik van Ramón Spaaij op misdragend voetbalpubliek,’ NPO Radio 1 program ‘De Nacht van…’, 18 May 2023
‘Rotterdam Jongeren Kern: een wilde en woeste kweekvijver voor Feyenoord-hooligans,’ de Volkskrant, 20 April 2023
‘Experts somber over stoppen hooliganterreur: “Dit houdt nog jaren aan,”‘ De Telegraaf, 6 April 2023
‘Politiebaas wil voetbalhooligans weren bij eerstvolgende uitduel als ze zich misdragen,’ De Limburger, 21 March 2023
‘Politiebaas pleit voor uitverbod voor voetbalhooligan,’ De Telegraaf, 20 March 2023
‘Waarom lege uitvakken in voetbalstadions uiteindelijk niet de oplossing zijn om supportersgeweld tegen te gaan,’ EenVandaag, 20 March 2023
‘Wangedrag op het voetbalveld en langs de lijn: “Coaches, spelers en voetbalbond moeten hun verantwoordelijkheid nemen,”‘ De Limburger, 28 January 2023
‘Sportswashing: wassen en gewassen worden,’ Sport & Strategie, Vol. 16, No. 5, October 2022, page 24
‘Waarom voetbalsupporters met elkaar op de vuist gaan,’ AD, 4 September 2022
‘Waarom hangt er zoveel geweld rond voetbal?,’ Universiteit van Nederland, 31 August 2022
‘Ontstaan rellen omdat men nu eenmaal stoom moet afblazen? Wat er mis is met het idee van de uitlaatklep,’ de Volkskrant, 29 July 2022
’25 jaar na de ‘Slag bij Beverwijk’: is hooligangeweld nu weer reden tot zorg?,’ NH Nieuws, 23 March 2022
‘Hooligans’ van Spakenburg deinzen nergens voor terug: ‘We komen niet voor het voetbal,’ AD (Netherlands), 19 February 2022
‘Socioloog Ramon Spaaij wil sportverenigingen inclusiever maken,’ NPO Radio 1 ‘De Nacht van’ (Netherlands), 17 February 2022
‘Hand in Hand… Terreur langs de lijn,’ De Groene Amsterdammer, No. 49, 9 December 2021
‘De terugkeer van de voetbalhooligan,’ Podcast De Dag, Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) (Dutch Public Broadcasting Agency), 3 November 2021
‘Explosie van geweld rond voetbalstadions baart zorgen,’ Het Financieele Dagblad, 22 October 2021
‘Met volle stadions en volle bekers bier misdragen voetbalsupporters zich meer dan voorheen,’ de Volkskrant, 20 October 2021
‘Oplaaiend supportersgeweld na corona door “opgekropte frustraties,”‘ Trouw, 20 October 2021
‘Wie stopt de hooligans? “Mensen hebben veel binnen gezeten, er is heel veel frustratie,”‘ De Telegraaf, 20 October 2021
‘De RJK: een ongrijpbare groep jonge Feyenoord-hooligans,’ NRC, 29 September 2021
‘Dit is waarom de derde helft zo belangrijk is (óók voor prestaties op het veld),’ De Stentor, 5 September 2021
‘Voetbalbestuurders worstelen met de eisen en grillen van de fanatieke achterban,’ NRC, 24 June 2021
‘Sporten moet uitzondering zijn op avondklok,‘ NAP Nieuws, 21 January 2021
‘Harde kern slaat door; Voetbalhooligans duiken op bij verschillende demonstraties nu de competitie stilligt,’ De Telegraaf, 24 June 2020, page 10
‘Voetbalhooligans bij vreedzame betogingen,’ Noordhollands Dagblad, 24 June 2020, page 7
‘De kick is vaak om het te doen op plekken waar mensen het niet verwachten,’ HP/De Tijd, 23 June 2020
‘Mohamed Ihattaren draagt bij aan kloof door amorele actie,’ Goal.com, 1 June 2020
‘De voetbalprof moet het pronken maar even laten,’ de Volkskrant, 30 May 2020, pages 20-21
‘Hoe verwend mag de jonge voetbalprof zijn? Een sieraad van een ton of een rode Ferrari valt in crisistijd slecht,’ de Volkskrant, 29 May 2020
‘Puzzelen, skeeleren en bakken: zo gaan we de coronaverveling te lijf,’ AD, 6 May 2020
‘Coronacrisis vergroot ongelijkheid in de sportwereld,’ Sport Knowhow XL, 23 April 2020
English version: ‘Coronavirus crisis increases inequality in the sports world’
‘Zaterdag “voetbaldag”: hoe het voetballandschap in een paar jaar compleet veranderde,’ AD/Algemeen Dagblad (also published in Tubantia), 25 January 2020
‘Hoe zorg je ervoor dat supporters zich niet misdragen in een stadion?,’ NU.nl, 22 November 2019
‘Hoe Zwarte Piet een plaats op de voetbaltribune kreeg,’ NPO Radio 1 Podcast ‘De Dag’, 19 November 2019
‘Vrouwenvoetbal leeft meer dan ooit, maar waar blijft de Oranjegekte?,’ AD, 19 juni 2019
‘Kennisvalorisatie, hoe doe je dat?,’ Sport & Strategie, Vol. 13, No. 1, March 2019, pages 25, 29
‘Geen bewijs voor stoornis bij terrorist,’ Het Parool, 5 February 2019
‘Are terrorists mentally ill? UvA research project on role of psychopathology in terrorism,’ ENP Newswire, 6 February 2019
‘Zijn terroristen psychisch ziek?,’ University of Amsterdam Media Release, 5 February 2019
‘Psychopathologie en terrorisme: Stand van zaken, lacunes en prioriteiten voor toekomstig onderzoek,’ Research and Documentation Centre (WODC), Ministry of Justice and Security, 23 January 2019
‘Waarom gaan hardlopen en veel geld verdienen vaak hand in hand?’ Vice Money, 8 October 2018
‘Over de grens: Onderzoek naar grensoverschrijdend gedrag in het jeugdvoetbal,’ Utrecht University News, 20 March 2018
‘Marokko naar het WK voetbal – hoe gaat Nederland dat organiseren?,’ de Volkskrant, 13 November 2017
‘Lone wolves voelen zich moreel superieur, zien zichzelf als helden,’ de Volkskrant, 5 August 2017, pages 53-54
‘Zo opereren lone wolf-terroristen,’ Nieuwsbank, 28 June 2017
‘IS: lok slachtoffer met koopje op verkoopsite,’ De Telegraaf, 10 May 2017
‘Zo schadelijk is een slecht presterend Oranje,’ Nederlands Dagblad, 31 March 2017
‘Hoofddader ‘Beverwijk’ in skybox de Kuip,’ NRC, 22 March 2017
‘Op zondagen zit deze hooligan weer in een skybox van de Kuip,’ NRC, 22 March 2017
‘Videoscheidsrechter wekt illusie foutloze arbitrage,’ De Stentor, 16 December 2016, pages 2-3
‘De vraag van Ed Degenkamp aan Ramón Spaaij,’ Sport Knowhow XL, 29 November 2016
‘Cruciaal moment voor de reputatie van Feyenoord‘, NRC Handelsblad, 24 November 2016, page 8
‘Angst voor lone wolf,’ Noordhollands Dagblad, 26 August 2016, page 1
also published in De Gooi- en Eemlander, Leidsch Dagblad, Haarlems Dagblad en IJmuider Courant
‘FBI gaat tot het uiterste’, Noordhollands Dagblad, 26 August 2016, page 5
Also published in De Gooi- en Eemlander, Leidsch Dagblad, Haarlems Dagblad en IJmuider Courant
‘Kijken in de schedel van de “lone wolf,”‘ De Telegraaf, 20 August 2016, pages 26-27
‘Messentrekker in Straatsburg was ook na-aper IS,’ AD/Algemeen Dagblad, 20 August 2016, page 9
‘Dit is het jaar van de eenling,’ BN DeStem, 20 August 2016, page 5
‘Walging of verering is aan de aanschouwer,’ de Volkskrant, 30 July 2016, page 28
‘Sport en diversiteit: focus op de kartrekkers,’ E-zine Naar een veiliger sportklimaat (Netherlands), No. 11, June 2016, pages 8-9
‘En toen vond Orlando plaats,’ KIJK Magazine (Netherlands), No. 7, 22 June 2016
‘Terreuractie van Omar Mateen was typisch Amerikaans,’ NRC Handelsblad, 18 June 2016, page 1
‘Voor de Russen zijn de Engelsen een trofee,’ NOS Nieuws, 13 June 2016
‘Invloed van fans op sporters valt mee,’ Trouw, 25 March 2016, page 18
‘De meeste voetbalbezoekers hebben nooit last van supportersgeweld,’ Staantribune (Netherlands), No. 4, February 2016, pages 24-29
‘De ongemakkelijke waarheid over het terroristenbrein,’ de Volkskrant, 22 January 2016
‘Blogs in higher education: students’ examples from the UvA course Sport, Culture & Society (MA Sociology),’ Library 333, Social Sciences Library blog, 9 December 2015
‘Waarom een podium voor zoveel dedain?,’ de Volkskrant, 10 October 2015
‘Kennisverwerving op het snijvlak van wetenschap en praktijk: World Congress on Elite Sport Policy’ (with Hans Westerbeek), Sport & Strategie, Vol. 8, No. 4, September 2015, pages 27-28
‘Een soort wereldrecord van intellectueel succes,’ Sport & Strategie Online, 26 May 2015
‘Hoe krijgen we Sepp Blatter weg?,’ Vrij Nederland, Vol. 76, No. 21, 23 May 2015
‘Wanneer is spreekkoor joden strafbaar?,’ Radio 1, Dit Is De Dag, 7 May 2015
‘No time for losers,’ de Volkskrant, 8 April 2015, pages 6-7
‘5 vragen aan Ramón Spaaij,’ Sport Knowhow XL, 31 March 2015
‘Relschoppers kiezen hun piekmomenten,’ Trouw, 26 February 2015, page 8
‘Creatieve marketing tegen terreur: kerstboomverlichting,’ de Volkskrant, 24 January 2015
‘Jihad-dreiging komt nu van alle kanten,’ Algemeen Dagblad (AD), 17 January 2015, page 5
‘Interview met Ramon Spaaij over toeval en opportunisme in de wetenschap,’ De Oplossers, 14 January 2015
‘Hoe voorkom je aanslagen zonder een politiestaat te worden?,’ Vrij Nederland, Vol. 76, No. 3, 17 January 2015, page 13
‘Bij sporten ben je even verlost van morele regels,’ Het Parool, 27 December 2014
‘Hoe denkt de lone wolf?,’ de Volkskrant, 17 December 2014, page 12
‘De vraag van Gaby Allard aan Ramón Spaaij,’ SportKnowHowXL, 2 December 2014
‘We kijken met een te romantische bril naar sport,’ de Volkskrant (Sir Edmund magazine), Vol. 1, No. 33, 15 November 2014, page 5
‘Sport in de superdiverse stad,’ Video and media release to mark inaugural lecture (oratie) Special Chair of Sociology of Sport at the University of Amsterdam, 12 November 2014
‘In superdiverse steden zijn vroeg of laat alle groepen een minderheid,’ Sport & Strategie Online, 7 November 2014
‘De sociale betekenis van sport in de superdiverse stad,’ Sport & Strategie, Vol. 8, No. 5, October 2014, pages 32-33
‘Sport is geen probleemoplosser,’ Trouw, 18 August 2014
‘Sport als bindmiddel én splijtzwam,’ Het Parool, 23 July 2014
‘Sport kan verschillen overstijgen én aanscherpen,’ De Gooi- en Eemlander, 15 July 2014
‘Sport verbindt, maar niet iedereen,’ UvA Nieuws, 15 July 2014
‘Jacht op hooligans kan averechts werken,’ Trouw, 11 June 2006, page 22
‘Help, de hooligans grijpen de macht!,’ Algemeen Dagblad (AD), 13 May 2014
‘Machteloos tegen boze “fans,”‘ Dagblad van het Noorden, 13 May 2014
‘Vrouwelijke hooligans,’ Grazia, No. 7, February 2014, page 27
‘Club moet vertrouwen supporters nu niet beschamen,’ AD Rotterdams Dagblad, 15 January 2014, page 9
‘010 weer welkom in 020?,’ Het Parool, 6 January 2014, page 8
Also published as ‘Kan het weer: 010 naast 020 in een stadion?,’ Algemeen Dagblad, 7 January 2014
‘Next Checkt: Iedere hooligan kost 500.000 euro,’ NRC Next, 27 November 2013, page 2
‘Altijd de thuisploeg,’ Het Parool, 16 November 2013, page 8
‘Het is haast psychologische oorlogsvoering,’ Supporters van Voetbal blog, 1 November 2013
‘In sport liggen agressie en bedrog altijd op de loer,’ Het Parool, 7 September 2013, page 35
‘Kijk op sport als sociaal bindmiddel niet altijd realistisch,’ UvA Nieuws, 22 July 2013
‘De aantrekkingskracht van spanning en sensatie op groepen jonge mannen kan heel sterk zijn,’ Sport & Strategie, Vol. 7, No. 2, May 2013, pages 1, 5-7
‘Discussiëren met de scheids is bijna cultuur geworden’, Algemeen Dagblad (AD), 13 May 2013, page 10
‘Sport verbroedert en verloedert,’ Sociale Vraagstukken, 6 March 2013
‘Universiteit Utrecht stelt expert in sport, samenleving en sociale cohesie aan,’ Utrecht University Media Release, 17 December 2012
‘Ramón Spaaij over lone wolf terrorists als Breivik,’ Radio 1 program ‘Twee Dingen,’ 21 December 2011
‘Lone-wolf terrorism: gestoorde eenlingen of structurele bedreiging?,’ Gezondheidszorg en Vredesvraagstukken, Vol. 31, No. 3, pages 5-7
‘Lekker rellen, jongûh,’ Nieuwe Revu, No. 33, 17 August 2011, pages 27-31
‘Noorse terrorist heeft kenmerken “lone wolf,”‘ NRC Handelsblad, 25 July 2011
‘Een lone wolf-terrorist,’ NRC Next, 25 July 2011
‘De voetbalwet: wondermiddel of symboolwetgeving?,’ Sport & Strategie, Vol. 4, No. 7, September 2010
‘Handhaven voetbalwet wordt verdomd moeilijk,’ de Volkskrant, 29 June 2010
‘Matten rond de Meijboom,’ HP/De Tijd, 29 February 2010
‘Hooligans erg los van de club,’ Trouw, 14 September 2009
‘Hoe hooligans wél zijn aan te pakken,’ Noordhollands Dagblad, 19 September 2009
‘Extreme liefde voor de club,’ Folia Magazine, 20, pages 14-15
‘Weinig effect clubcard,’ Algemeen Dagblad, 25 January 2007
‘Hooligans,’ De Gelderlander, 20 January 2007
‘Hooligans niet weg te slaan,’ Kennislink, 17 January 2007
‘De jonge garde hooligans kent geen erecode meer,’ Het Parool, 30 August 2008
‘Supporters hebben ook zo hun rechten,’ Algemeen Dagblad, 28 February 2008
‘Kwestie: voetbalvandalisme,’ Desmet Live, 13 February 2008
Following the release of Hooligans, fans en fanatisme in February 2008, Ramón appeared on various television and radio programs.
‘De hooligan is ook voetbalfan,’ de Volkskrant, 13 January 2007
‘Sparta-hooligan, maar niet voor het leven,’ Algemeen Dagblad (AD), 9 January 2007
‘Hooligans,’ Elsevier, 17 January 2007
‘Geloof de cijfers over supportersgeweld niet,’ NRC Next, 8 December 2006
‘Nieuwe voetbalwet zal supporters niet intomen,’ NRC Handelsblad, 7 December 2006
‘Suche nach verlorenen Zeit,’ Berliner Zeitung, 8 December 2006
‘Zin in geweld,’ Quest, No. 9, 2006, pages 8-12
Norway
‘Har autisme skylda for massakrer?,’ Fri Tanke, 15 May 2018
‘Har få venner, føler seg avvist, har psykiske problemer, vil bli kjendis: Slik er soloterroristen,’ Dagbladet, 5 September 2011
‘Slik ble han terrorist på billigsalg,’ Dagbladet, 1 September 2011
‘For dårlig at PST ikke sjekket Behring Breivik,’ Aftenposten, 26 August 2011
Poland
‘Ultras Sur vs Boixos Nois czyli frankistowska Hiszpania kontra separatyzm,’ Olé Magazine, 19 November 2015
Portugal
‘Os “hooligans” praticam violência como forma de demonstrarem a sua masculinidade tóxica,’ Jornal Económico, 13 November 2018
‘Ataques de “lobos solitários”: serão o maior risco que a Europa enfrenta?,’ Público, 31 July 2016
Spain
‘Robbie Dunne presenta el primer libro sobre el Rayo en inglés,’ Diario As, 20 November 2017
‘La trampa del terror del lobo solitario,’ Rebelion, 11 February 2015
‘El nuevo terrorismo que sufre Europa,’ El País, 25 March 2012
‘Mucho mono or Mucho morro? Why no one seems to care about racism in Spanish soccer,’ El País, 25 January 2012
Switzerland
‘Die tiefen Wurzeln des Terrors,’ Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 19 July 2016
‘Three interesting takeaways on how sport can unite communities,’ Smart Cities & Sport, 2 May 2016
‘Nach dem Cupfinal hat das Schwarzpeterspiel begonnen,’ Sonntagszeitung (Switzerland), 4 May 2014
‘The Globalist,’ Monocle Radio, 4 December 2012
United Kingdom
‘What is behind the rise of Europe’s new ultras?,’ The Times, 17 November 2023
‘The power of football in refugee integration and development,’ The New Arab, 14 December 2022
‘Hermanos de la Izquierda,’ Morning Star, 7 June 2020
‘Are you player-centred? Or are you being run for the benefits of the coaches?,’ Sports Marketing Network Newsletter, 15 July 2019
‘The chaotic world of Indonesia’s violent ultras,’ These Football Times, 6 February 2019
‘Review of The Age of Lone Wolf Terrorism,’ The Times Higher Education (UK),14 June 2017
‘New footie hooligan craze?,’ Daily Star, 17 December 2016
‘Feyenoord hooligans await Man Utd fans amid fears of “serious” clashes,’ Daily Star, 15 September 2016
‘We need to rethink the relationship between mental health and political violence,’ Open Democracy, 28 July 2016
‘Lone wolf terrorists often reveal plans before committing violence – study,’ The Guardian, 8 September 2015
‘Can identifying mental illness stop terrorism? Researchers link psychological problems to ‘lone wolf’ attacks,’ Daily Mail, 17 December 2014
‘Out of Africa to Oz,’ FourFourTwo, December 2014, pages 60-65
‘Will Canadians have to give up some freedoms and civil liberties to ensure they are safe?’ BBC World News TV, 24 October 2014
‘How Should Canada Respond to this Week’s Attacks?’ World Have Your Say, BBC World Service (Radio), 23 October 2014
Excerpts from interviews with Ramón Spaaij by Richard Fitzpatrick in his new book El Clásico: Barcelona v Real Madrid: Football’s Greatest Rivalry, Bloomsbury, 2012
‘New book by academic on lone wolf terrorists who cause mayhem,’ University World News, 9 August 2012
‘Giving peace a sporting chance,’ University World News, 29 July 2012
United States
‘Stochastic terrorism appears to be on the rise globally. Extremism experts explain how this form of violence has gone mainstream,’ Business Insider, 9 November 2022
‘Understanding the El Paso Massacre,’ Columbia University Press Blog, 14 August 2019
‘Afghanistan’s Stunning New Success Story: Sports,’ OZY, 24 June 2019
‘The spread of lone-wolf terrorism is no accident,’ The Week, 4 May 2019
‘Inside Football Hooliganism’s Hidden Crack and Heroin Problem,’ Vice, 25 February 2019
‘Social media is a “force multiplier” for a lone wolf on the edge,’ The Hill, 5 November 2018
‘”Lone wolves” and the rhetoric that fuels them,’ The Christian Science Monitor, 30 October 2018
‘A Look Into the Evidence That “Lone Wolf” Terrorists Are a Pack,’ Pacific Standard, 29 October 2018
‘Clarifying the Connection Between Family Violence and Lone Wolf Terrorism,’ Columbia University Press Blog, 22 March 2018
‘The Age of Lone Wolf Terrorism,’ New Books Network Podcast, 19 January 2018
‘Terrorism expert discusses “lone wolves,”‘ Tribune-Star (Indiana), 3 October 2017
‘Are There Better Methods for Assessing and Preventing Lone Wolf Terrorism in the United States?,’ INFORUM (The Fourth Freedom Forum, No. 3, 24 July 2017
‘The (Updated) Curious Legacy of James Comey,’ Columbia University Press Blog, 13 July 2017
‘Beyond Iraq and Syria: ISIS’ Ability to Conduct Attacks Abroad,’ Lawfare, 15 June 2017
‘Thoughts on our approach to “The Age of Lone Wolf Terrorism,”‘ Foreign Policy, 25 May 2017
‘Dissecting the ISIS attack on British Parliament: How it’s similar to previous acts of terrorism, and where it deviates,’ New York Daily News, 24 March 2017
‘Can Lone Wolves Be Stopped?,’ Lawfare, 15 March 2017
‘As Islamic State Loses Territory, It Shifts Focus to High-Profile Terrorist Attacks,’ The Washington Diplomat, 31 January 2017
‘The Next Big Threat to National Security Is “Spoofing,”‘ The New York Observer, 24 January 2017
‘We Don’t Talk About “Radicalization” When an Attacker Isn’t Muslim. We Should.’ The New York Times Magazine, 11 December 2016, page 17
‘Lone Wolf Terrorism: Does It Exist In Indonesia?,’ Eurasia Review, 10 November 2016
‘America’s lone-wolf terrorists are unpredictable in almost every regard—except one,’ Quartz, 19 October 2016
‘Inside the Mind of the Munich Mass Killer,’ Psychology Today, 24 July 2016
‘Accounting for the rise of lone-wolf terrorists,’ Associated Press, 23 July 2016
‘Atrocity in the City of Nice: An Act of Clinical Insanity?,’ Psychology Today, 18 July 2016
‘Lone Wolf Attacks Are Becoming More Common — And More Deadly,’ PBS FRONTLINE (United States), 14 July 2016
‘Are lone wolves or terrorist groups more deadly? The answer depends on the country,’ The Washington Post, 19 June 2016
‘Gun Control Key to Guarding Against Lone-Wolf Terrorism in Europe,’ World Politics Review, 15 March 2016
‘Are Empty Stadiums Really the Best Way To Curb Anti-Social Spectator Behaviour?,’ The Huffington Post, 15 February 2016
‘The Roots of San Bernadino’s Sorrow: How a Mass Murderer is Made,’ Pacific Standard, 7 December 2015
‘Lone-wolf terrorists, starved for attention, often reveal their plans well before an attack,’ Quartz, 8 September 2015
‘Is the motivation behind the Virginia shootings contagious?,’ Psychology Today, 27 August 2015
‘Defense may take advantage of the lone-wolf portrayal,’ The Boston Globe, 31 March 2015, page A1
‘The Lone-Wolf Terror Trap,’ The Huffington Post, 5 February 2015
Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com
‘Lone Wolf Terrorists Are Exceedingly Rare, So Why Does Everyone Keep Talking About Them?,’ Mother Jones, 5 February 2015
‘France Finds No Links Among 3 Attacks in 3 Days,’ The New York Times, 23 December 2014
‘Should We Allow Mentally Ill ‘Lone Wolves’ To Call Themselves A Terrorist?,’ The Huffington Post, 17 December 2014
‘To Catch a Terrorist,’ Bloomberg, 16 December 2014
‘Can identifying mental illness stop terror attacks?,’ Associated Press, 15 December 2014
Published in numerous newspapers, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, 15 December 2014
‘What does the recent spate of lone wolf terrorist attacks mean?,’ War on the Rocks, 27 October 2014
‘Lone wolf terrorists target police more, but attacks not more frequent,’ Science Daily, 18 September 2014
‘A Sociological History of Soccer Violence,’ The Atlantic, 14 July 2014
‘”Lone Wolf” Terrorists Seeking Spotlight,’ Tribune-Star (Indiana), 26 September 2013, page A5
‘Inside the Mind of a Mass Killer’ with Dr. Raj Persaud, The Huffington Post, 18 December 2012
‘Research to probe lone wolf terrorists,’ La Trobe University Media Release, 31 October 2012
‘Prof awarded $250,000 Department of Justice grant,’ Indiana State University Newsroom, 8 October 2012
‘Hillsborough – The Real Truth: How the Media Twists Into a Baying Mob,’ with Dr. Raj Persaud, The Huffington Post, 14 September 2012
‘Are Mass Killings Contagious?’ with Dr. Raj Persaud, The Huffington Post, 25 July 2012
‘Has the Trial of Anders Breivik Produced Enough Evidence to Now Make a Diagnosis?’ with Dr. Raj Persaud, The Huffington Post, 23 April 2012
‘Does the Secret to the Norwegian Massacre Lie in an Online Video Game?’ with Dr. Raj Persaud, The Huffington Post, 18 April 2012
‘Inside the Mind of the Lone Wolf Killer: Have the Psychiatrists Made the Correct Diagnosis of Breivik?’ with Dr. Raj Persaud, The Huffington Post, 14 April 2012
‘The Future of Disruption of Public Events,’ with Dr. Raj Persaud, The Huffington Post, 11 April 2012
‘An Ugly Undercurrent as Barcelona and Real Madrid Meet,’ The New York Times, 9 December 2011
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