Political thinking and rhetoric in conspiracy theories: Narratives of power, identity, and vengeance [PDF]
, 2023 In recent years, there has been a growing concern about the potentially harmful influence of conspiracy theories on democratic politics. Despite such concerns and increasing academic research on many aspects of conspiracy theory, the political thinking ...
Koper, Adam John
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, 2016 This work examines how the study of emotions can help us understand the appeal of conspiracy theories and how they are exploited by governments and elite institutions to provoke fear and forge collective identities.
Soyer, Francois
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Beyond belief: the social psychology of conspiracy theories and the study of ideology [PDF]
, 2014 The chapter revisits Michael Billig’s writing on conspiracy theories, as featured in the book Fascists: A social psychological view of the National Front (1978) and a number of other works published in the 1980s.
Byford, Jovan
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Correlation between coronavirus conspiracism and antisemitism: a cross-sectional study in the United Kingdom. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Allington D, Hirsh D, Katz L.
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Replace The Jew --The Visible Invisibility of American Antisemitism And Spoken Beliefs [PDF]
This is an essay that attempts to provide a contemporary take on antisemitism from the perspective of a professor of employment ...
Stone, Kerri
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"Trust me, do not trust anyone": how epistemic mistrust and credulity are associated with conspiracy mentality. [PDF]
Res Psychother, 2023 Brauner F +5 more
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Into the storm: QAnon and the appeal of conspiracist millennialism in far-right and fascist political movements [PDF]
Despite widespread criticism, condemnation, and the failure of many of its prophecies, QAnon remains one of the most successful conspiracist social movements of the 21st century, gaining millions of followers, propelling adherents to cultural and ...
McAulay, Joseph
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The Rebirth of Antisemitism in the 21st Century: From the Academic Boycott Campaign into the Mainstream [PDF]
The Rebirth of Antisemitism in the 21st Century is about the rise of antizionism and antisemitism in the first two decades of the 21st century, with a focus on the UK.
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Correspondences - Online Journal For The Academic Study of Western Esotericism, Volume 2.2 [PDF]
, 2014 Welcome to Correspondences, an international, peer-reviewed online journal devoted to the academic study of Western esotericism. By providing a wider forum of debate regarding issues and currents in Western esotericism than has previously been possible ...
Elwing, J., Roukema, Aren
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Unhealthy communication on health: Discursive and ecosystemic features of opinion cumulation in the anti-vaccination discourse on Russian Telegram [PDF]
With the advent of social networking sites, the so-called health dissidents have received unprecedented possibilities for online community building and spreading their views.
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