ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that there is a marked diversity regarding the degree with which ideologies are internalized by perpetrators and thus influence their actions. This requires moving beyond a black-and-white debate of whether perpetrators are ideological or not. Any explanation that embraces or rejects ideology completely falls short of its analytical potential if it does not differentiate between the diverse types of ideological internalization states. The chapter develops a typology of six categories of perpetrators reflecting their ideological stance and shows how subtle shifts between these can lead to macro-level changes in the ideological climate.
