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Psychologists’ involvement in repressive “Stasi” secret police activities in former East Germany

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2018
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Maercker, A., & Guski-Leinwand, S. (2018). Psychologists’ involvement in repressive “Stasi” secret police activities in former East Germany. International Perspectives in Psychology, 7, 107–119. https://doi.org/10.1037/ipp0000085

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The use of psychology within the context of intelligence or secret services around the world creates ethical issues that inherently erode psychology’s professional standards. The historic case of the East German 'Stasi' secret police provides the opportunity to systematically study such clandestine abuses of psychology, as the Stasi archives are open and accessible. We present information on the structure and function of the Department of Operative Psychology at the former Academy of the Ministry for State Security (Stasi). This inclu

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  • Maercker, Andreas
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  • Guski-Leinwand, Susanne
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7

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2

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107

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119

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English

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2018-04-01

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2018-11-20

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2157-3891

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Maercker, A., & Guski-Leinwand, S. (2018). Psychologists’ involvement in repressive “Stasi” secret police activities in former East Germany. International Perspectives in Psychology, 7, 107–119. https://doi.org/10.1037/ipp0000085

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