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| Acknowledgements |
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| General Introduction |
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SECTION 1 Definitions And Approaches |
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11 | (5) |
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1 Conceptual history and conspiracy theory |
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16 | (12) |
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2 Conspiracy theory in historical, cultural and literary studies |
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28 | (15) |
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3 Semiotic approaches to conspiracy theories |
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43 | (13) |
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4 Philosophy and conspiracy theories |
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56 | (11) |
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5 Psychoanalysis, critical theory and conspiracy theory |
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67 | (14) |
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6 Conspiracy theory as occult cosmology in anthropology |
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81 | (13) |
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7 Sociology, social theory and conspiracy theory |
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94 | (14) |
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8 Conspiracy theories in political science and political theory |
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108 | (13) |
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9 Social psychology of conspiracy theories |
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121 | (14) |
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10 Social network analysis, social big data and conspiracy theories |
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135 | (14) |
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Estrella Gualda Caballero |
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SECTION 2 Psychological factors |
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149 | (108) |
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151 | (4) |
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1 Personality traits, cognitive styles and worldviews associated with beliefs in conspiracy theories |
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155 | (13) |
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2 Social-cognitive processes underlying belief in conspiracy theories |
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168 | (13) |
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3 Motivations, emotions and belief in conspiracy theories |
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181 | (11) |
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4 Conspiracy beliefs as psycho-political reactions to perceived power |
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192 | (14) |
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5 How conspiracy theories spread |
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206 | (13) |
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6 Conspiracy theories and intergroup relations |
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219 | (12) |
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7 Consequences of conspiracy theories |
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231 | (11) |
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8 Countering conspiracy theories and misinformation |
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242 | (15) |
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SECTION 3 Society and politics |
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257 | (128) |
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259 | (4) |
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1 Who are the conspiracy theorists? Demographics and conspiracy theories |
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263 | (15) |
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2 Conspiracy theory entrepreneurs, movements and individuals |
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278 | (14) |
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3 Conspiracy theories and gender and sexuality |
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292 | (12) |
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4 Conspiracy theories, political ideology and political behaviour |
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304 | (13) |
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5 Functions and uses of conspiracy theories in authoritarian regimes |
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317 | (13) |
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6 Conspiracy theory and populism |
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330 | (14) |
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7 Radicalisation and conspiracy theories |
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344 | (13) |
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8 Antisemitism and conspiracism |
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357 | (14) |
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9 Conspiracy theory and religion |
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371 | (14) |
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SECTION 4 Media and transmission |
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385 | (289) |
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387 | (4) |
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1 Rumours, urban legends and the verbal transmission of conspiracy theories |
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391 | (10) |
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2 Conspiracy theorising and the history of media in the eighteenth century |
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401 | (14) |
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3 Genres of conspiracy in nineteenth-century British writing |
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415 | (12) |
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4 Conspiracy in American narrative |
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427 | (14) |
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5 Conspiracy theories and visual culture |
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441 | (16) |
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6 Conspiracy theories in films and television shows |
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457 | (12) |
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7 Decoding mass media/encoding conspiracy theory |
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469 | (14) |
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8 The Internet and the spread of conspiracy content |
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483 | (14) |
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9 Networked disinformation and the lifecycle of online conspiracy theories |
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497 | (15) |
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10 Conspiracy theories and fake news |
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512 | (19) |
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| SECTION 5 Histories and regions |
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525 | (6) |
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527 | (4) |
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1 Conspiracy theories in the Roman Empire |
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531 | (11) |
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2 Conspiracy theories in the Middle Ages and the early modern period |
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542 | (13) |
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3 Freemasons, Illuminati and Jews: Conspiracy theories and the French Revolution |
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555 | (14) |
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4 Conspiracy theories in Europe during the twentieth century |
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569 | (13) |
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5 Conspiracy theories in Putin's Russia: The case of the `New World Order' |
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582 | (14) |
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6 Conspiracy theories in and about the Balkans |
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596 | (14) |
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7 Conspiracy theories in Turkey |
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610 | (14) |
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8 Conspiracy theories in the Middle East |
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624 | (14) |
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9 Conspiracy theories in Southeast Asia |
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638 | (10) |
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10 Conspiracy theories in American history |
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648 | (12) |
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11 Populism and conspiracy theory in Latin America: A case study of Venezuela |
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660 | (14) |
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| Index |
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