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Conspiracyphobia: ‘Conspiracy Theory’ and the Neoliberal Disavowal of Conspiratorial Power
GenealogyThe term ‘conspiracy theory’ is used increasingly frequently, and its meaning is taken as common sense. However, I identify its recent popularisation with the ideology of neoliberalism.
Peter Bath
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Everyone Knows It's a Hoax: The Role of Perceived Descriptive Norms in Conspiracy Beliefs
European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT People's belief in conspiracy theories is shaped by social influence processes. This contribution investigated these processes in six studies (total N = 2906) by examining the role of descriptive norms, that is, the perception that others endorse conspiracy theories.
Jan‐Willem van Prooijen +3 more
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Put money where their mouth is? Willingness to pay for online conspiracy theory content
Telematics and Informatics ReportsMany studies have examined why people believe in conspiracy theories, yet less is known about why people choose to consume conspiratorial content. This study addresses this gap by examining people's willingness to pay for online conspiracy theory content.
John W. Cheng +3 more
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Picturing Opaque Power: How Conspiracy Theorists Construct Oppositional Videos on YouTube
Social Media + Society, 2022 Conspiracy theories were once perceived as delusions of individuals on the fringes of society, but have become commonplace in mainstream culture. Today, they are produced, consumed, and circulated on various online media environments. From memes on 4chan,
Kamile Grusauskaite +2 more
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Dead and alive: Belief in contradictory conspiracy theories. [PDF]
, 2012 Conspiracy theories can form a monological belief system: a self-sustaining worldview comprised of a network of mutually supportive beliefs. The present research shows that even endorsement of mutually incompatible conspiracy theories are positively ...
Wood, Michael J. +2 more
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The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Trust in childhood vaccination is a concern for health policy, particularly in settings of political transition and conflict, where governance, institutional legitimacy and service delivery are often under strain. It is against this backdrop that this study aims to describe evolving interactions between health system governance, trust and ...
Harriet Dwyer +7 more
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Frontiers in Human DynamicsThis study investigates the proliferation of economic conspiracy theories on Indonesian social media platforms and their impact on financial decision-making, particularly regarding gold investment during the 2025 economic uncertainty period. The research
Alem Febri Sonni
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Translating Riedl: The Circulation and Operationalisation of Evolutionary Ideas
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.Rupert Riedl's Order in Living Organisms proposed a systems theory of evolution decades before the concepts it pioneered—homology, burden, the imitative epigenotype—reached the agenda of evolutionary biology. This paper reconstructs the lineages that operationalized his insights across several fields and explores the internal and external reasons for ...
Laura Nuño de la Rosa
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COVID-19 conspiracy theories in Canada: Evidence, verification, and implications for decision making
Journal of Economics and Management, 2022 Aim/purpose – The COVID-19 pandemic generated a new communication universe with numerous actors, including conspiracy theory (CT) promoters who spread skepticism about the authenticity of the pandemic and the necessity of health emergency regulations ...
Travica Bob
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Close Companions? Esotericism and Conspiracy Theories
, 2018 Western esotericism is intimately linked with conspiracy theories. On the one hand, conspiracy theories often focus on alleged “secret societies” such as the Illuminati, the Rosicrucians, or the Freemasons, sometimes thought to possess superhuman powers.
Dyrendal, Asbjørn, Asprem, Egil,
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