Routledge handbook of conspiracy theories. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Handbook of conspiracy theories; Conspiracy theories
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Michael Butter, Peter Knight.
• Editors: Butter, Michael; Knight, Peter, 1968-
• Contents: Part I; Definitions and approaches; Introduction; Todor Hristov, Andrew McKenzie-McHarg and Alejandro Romero Reche; 1. Conceptual history and conspiracy theory; Andrew McKenzie-McHarg; 2. Conspiracy theory in historical, cultural and literary studies; Peter Knight and Michael Butter; 3. Semiotic Approaches to Conspiracy Theories; Massimo Leone, Mari-Liis Madison and Andreas Ventsel; 4. Philosophy and conspiracy theories; Juha Räikkä and Juho Ritola; 5. Psychoanalysis, critical theory and conspiracy theory; Nebojša Blanuša and Todor Hristov; 6. Conspiracy theory as occult cosmology in anthropology; Annika Rabo; 7. Sociology, social theory and conspiracy theory; Türkay Salim Nefes and Alejandro Romero Reche; 8. Conspiracy theories in political science and political theory; Julien Giry and Pranvera Tika; 9. Social psychology of conspiracy theory; Olivier Klein and Kenzo Nera; 10. Social network analysis, social big data and conspiracy theories; Estrella Gualda Caballero Part II; Psychological factors; Introduction; Jan-Willem van Prooijen, Karen Douglas, Aleksandra Cichocka and Michał Bilewicz; 1. Personality traits, cognitive styles and worldviews associated with beliefs in conspiracy theories; Anthony Lantian, Michael Wood and Biljana Gjoneska ; 2. Social-cognitive processes underlying belief in conspiracy theories; Jan-Willem van Prooijen, Olivier Klein and Jasna Milošević Đorđevićz; 3. Motivations, emotions and belief in conspiracy theories; Karen M. Douglas, Aleksandra Cichocka and Robbie M. Sutton; 4. Conspiracy theories as psycho-political reactions to perceived power; Roland Imhoff and Pia Lamberty; 5. How conspiracy theories spread; Adrian Bangerter, Pascal Wagner-Egger and Sylvain Delouvée; 6. Conspiracy theories and intergroup relations; Mikey Biddlestone, Aleksandra Cichocka, Iris Žeželj and Michał Bilewicz; 7. Consequences of conspiracy theories; Daniel Jolley, Silvia Mari and Karen Douglas; 8. Countering conspiracy theories and misinformation; Péter Krekó Part III; Society and politics; Introduction; Eiríkur Bergmann, Asbjørn Dyrendal, Jaron Harambam and Hulda Thórisdóttir; 1. Who are the conspiracy theorists? Demographics and conspiracy theories; Steven M. Smallpage, Hugo Drochon, Joseph E. Uscinski and Casey Klofstad; 2. Conspiracy theory entrepreneurs, movements and individuals; Jaron Harambam; 3. Conspiracy theories and gender and sexuality; Annika Thiem; 4. Conspiracy theories, political ideology and political behaviour; Hulda Thórisdóttir, Silvia Mari and André Krouwel; 5. Functions and uses of conspiracy theories in authoritarian regimes; Julien Giry and Doğan Gürpınar; 6. Conspiracy theory and populism; Eiríkur Bergman and Michael Butter; 7. Radicalisation and conspiracy theories; Benjamin Lee; 8. Antisemitism and conspiracism; Kjetil Braut Simonsen; 9. Conspiracy theory and religion; Asbjørn Dyrendal Part IV; Media and transmission; Introduction; Stef Aupers, Dana Crăciun and Andreas Önnerfors; 1. Rumours, urban legends and the verbal transmission of conspiracy theories; Anastasiya Astapova; 2. Conspiracy theorising and the history of media in the eighteenth century; Andrew McKenzie-McHarg and Claus Oberhauser; 3. Genres of conspiracy in nineteenth-century British writing; Ben Carver; 4. Conspiracy in American narrative; Timothy Melley; 5. Conspiracy theories and visual culture; Ute Caumanns and Andreas Önnerfors; 6. Conspiracy theories in film and television shows; Michael Butter; 7. Decoding mass media / encoding conspiracy theory; Stef Aupers; 8. The Internet and the spread of conspiracy content; Simona Stano; 9. Networked disinformation and the lifecycle of online conspiracy theories; Hugo Leal; 10. Conspiracy theories and fake news; Kiril Avramov, Vasily Gatov and Ilya Yablokov Part V; Histories and regions; Introduction; Ilya Yablokov, Pascal Girard, Nebojša Blanuša and Annika Rabo; 1. Conspiracy theories in the Roman empire; Victoria Emma Pagán; 2. Conspiracy theories in the Middle Ages and the early modern period; Cornel Zwierlein; 3. Freemasons, Illuminati and Jews: Conspiracy theories and the French Revolution; Claus Oberhauser; 4. Conspiracy Theories in Europe during the twentieth century; Pascal Girard; 5. Conspiracy theories in Putin’s Russia: the case of the ‘New World Order’; Ilya Yablokov; 6. Conspiracy theories in and about the Balkans; Nebojša Blanuša ; 7. Conspiracy theories in Turkey; Doğan Gürpınar and Türkay Salim Nefes; 8. Conspiracy theories in the Middle East; Matthew Gray; 9. Conspiracy theories in Southeast Asia; Viren Swami, Hanoor Syahirah Zahari and David Barron; 10. Conspiracy theories in American history; Michael Butter; 11. Populism and conspiracy theory in Latin America: a case study of Venezuela; Rosanne Norris Hooper
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 001.9; Conspiracy theories
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429840586
• Related ISBNs: 9780429840593; 9780429840579; 9780429452734
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