Conspiracy Theories

Revealing Schemes: The Politics of Conspiracy in Russia and the Post-Soviet Region

(Oxford University Press) Conspiracy theories have come to play an increasingly prominent role in political systems around the world. In Revealing Schemes, Scott Radnitz moves beyond psychological explanations for why people…

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Why conspiracy theories spread faster than coronavirus

(The Guardian) Did the virus originate in a US weapons lab, or is it a plot to destabilise Iran? The ‘infection’ of social media by these stories is a deliberate strategy.…

External Interference Narratives in Russian and U.S. Politics: Conspiracy Theorizing Meets Whataboutism

(PONARS Policy Memo) Conspiracy theories about covert external interference play significant roles in the political discourses of many countries worldwide. In Russia, conspiracy theorizing about U.S. clandestine interference is a…

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Who Cares about Conspiracy Theories? Evidence From a New Survey in Georgia and Kazakhstan

(PONARS Policy Memo) Since the Ukraine crisis, political commentators have remarked on the chasm of understanding of events in the post-Soviet region, depending on whether one is consuming news in the…

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Why conspiracy theories spread faster than coronavirus

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Who Cares about Conspiracy Theories? Evidence From a New Survey in Georgia and Kazakhstan