Conspiracies and conspiracy theories in the age of Trump. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel C. Hellinger.
• Authors: Hellinger, Daniel
• Contents: Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction: Conspiracy Theory versus Theorizing Conspiracy Return of the Paranoid Style in American Politics What We Know from Survey Research Conspiracy and Conspiracy Theory Defined The Paranoid Style and Populism Trumpian Conspiracy Theories An Outline of the Book Chapter 2 Paranoia, Conspiracy Panic, and the Regime of Truth I'm Not a Conspiracy Theorist, but… The Shadow of Hofstadter The Regime of Truth Fake News Historians, Social Scientists and 'Proving' Conspiracy Theory A Typology of Conspiracy Theories JFK, 9/11 and the Regime of Truth Consequences and Summing Up Chapter 3 Trumpism, Fake News and the 'New Normal' Populism, Paranoia and Celebrity Fake News Mueller's Conspiracy Theory and the Media Conspiracy Theory, Fusion, and the Alt-Right Conspiracism and Threats to Democracy Chapter 4 Suspicious Minds, the 2016 Election and Its Aftermath Reading Voters' Entrails Populism and Election 2016 Fake News and Russian Intervention in Election 2016 The Year of Voting Dangerously Partisan Conspiracy Beliefs Social Immobility and Unresponsive Elites Globalization, Economic Distress and the Vote Suspicion and the Vote Chapter 5 Globalization, Populism, Conspiracism Suspicious Minds in the New World Order Immigrants, Nativism, and Trump Wall Street and Monassen PA Transnational Capitalism and the Nation State Nationalism, Economic Discontent, Geographical Stress in Election 2016 Populism versus Transnational Capitalism Conclusion: The Great Disrupter Chapter 6 Dark Money and Trumpism Money, Politics and Trump Dark Money and Billionaire Cabals Show us the Dark Money Trail Conspiracy Panic and Muckraking Corruption in a Republic of Money Dark Money as a Sphere of Conspiracism Conspiracy or Just Plain Old Interest Group Politics? Chapter 7 The Deep State, Hegemony, and Democracy What is the Deep State? What is it Not? Parapolitics The Conspiratorial Roots of National Security and Institutions Donald Trump and the Deep State Conspiracy Fiction, Conspiracy Reality Parapolitics and Blowback Parapolitics, the Deep State and Russiagate Chapter 8 Conclusion: Conspiracy Theories and Political Decay Needed a New Regime of Truth What We Can Learn from Conspiracism Abroad A Research Agenda Last Words: No Time to Panic.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 364.1300973; Political science; Conspiracies -- United States -- History -- 21st century; Conspiracy theories -- United States -- History -- 21st century; Political sociology -- United States -- 21st century; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology; Political Science -- General; Social Science -- Media Studies; Political Science -- History & Theory; Political science & theory; Media studies; Political communication; Communication; World politics; Political Science -- Government -- General; Politics & government; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319981581; 3319981587
• Related ISBNs: 9783319981574
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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