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Does the Platform Matter? Social Media and COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory Beliefs in 17 Countries
New Media & Society, volume 25, issue 12 (2021), pp. 3412-3437
"While the role of social media in the spread of conspiracy theories has received much attention, a key deficit in previous research is the lack of distinction between different types of platforms. This study places the role of social media affordances in facilitating the spread of conspiracy belief
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Recommended Reading: Amazon’s Algorithms, Conspiracy Theories and Extremist Literature
London: Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) (2021), 22 pp.
"The role of algorithms in propelling conspiracy theories and radicalisation has been brought into sharp focus by the interlocking crises of the past 12 months. Social media platforms have sought to tamp down on algorithmic recommendation of conspiracy theories and extremist content, for example by
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The Routledge Companion to Media Disinformation and Populism
London; New York: Routledge (2021), xxvi, 582 pp.
"This companion brings together various concepts used to analyse dimensions of media disinformation and populism. The companion is theoretically and methodologically comprehensive and features various historical and critical approaches providing a full and incisive understanding of media, misinforma
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Reclaiming the Public Sphere in a Global Health Crisis
Javnost: The Public, volume 28, issue 2 (2021), pp. 111-235
Verschwörungstheorien: Früher und heute
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2020), 301 pp.
Fake News: Understanding Media and Misinformation in the Digital Age
Cambridge, Mass.; London: MIT Press (2020), xi, 395 pp.
Fake News und Desinformation: Herausforderungen für die vernetzte Gesellschaft und die empirische Forschung
Baden-Baden: Nomos (2020), 361 pp.
"Desinformation ist eine Konstante der politischen Kommunikation. Doch mit der Wahl Donald Trumps zum Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten und der Brexit-Abstimmung in Großbritannien erhielten bewusst lancierte Falschnachrichten eine neue gesellschaftliche Bedeutung. Denn nun wurde sichtbar, welche
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Entre información y conspiración: Comunicación digital en tiempos de crisis
Montevideo: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2020), 102 pp.
Verschwörungserzählungen
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2020), 16 pp.
Conspiracy Theories: A Primer
Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2020), ix, 159 pp.
"Analyzes current arguments and evidence while providing real-world examples so students can contextualize and visualize the debates. Each chapter addresses important current questions, provides conceptual tools, defines important terms, and introduces the appropriate methods of analysis"--
Was tun gegen Verschwörungsideologien? Eine Hilfestellung für den Alltag, im Privat- oder Berufsleben, Unternehmen oder Verein
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2020), 8 pp.
"Neben Fake News transportieren Verschwörungsideologien Inhalte, die die Grundwerte offener und demokratischer Gesellschaften angreifen. Folgende Fragen helfen dabei zu verstehen, was hinter den Erzählungen steckt: Wird ein Feindbild konstruiert und wenn ja, wie? Werden antisemitische, rassistisch
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Routledge Handbook of Conspiracy Theories
London; New York: Routledge (2020), xx, 680 pp.
"Taking a global and interdisciplinary approach, the Routledge Handbook of Conspiracy Theories provides a comprehensive overview of conspiracy theories as an important social, cultural and political phenomenon in contemporary life. This handbook provides the most complete analysis of the phenomenon
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Vom Vorurteil zur Gewalt: Politische und soziale Feindbilder in Geschichte und Gegenwart
Freiburg et al.: Herder (2020), 479 pp.
Die Psychologie des Postfaktischen: Über Fake News, "Lügenpresse", Clickbait & Co.
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Berlin: Springer (2020), ix, 219 pp.
"In diesem Buch werden in 18 Kapiteln Phänomene der Kommunikation im digitalen Zeitalter vorgestellt und die psychologischen Hintergründe anhand von wissenschaftlichen Theorien und Analysen erörtert. Viele Menschen sind verunsichert durch eine Medienwelt, die unausgewogen erscheint (Fake News, L
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Volkes Stimme? Zur Sprache des Rechtspopulismus
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2019), 175 pp.
Radikalisierungsmaschinen: Wie Extremisten die neuen Technologien nutzen und uns manipulieren
Top Insights
Berlin: Suhrkamp (2019), 334 pp.
"Julia Ebner verfolgt hauptberuflich Extremisten. Undercover mischt sie sich unter Hacker, Terroristen, Trolle, Fundamentalisten und Verschwörer, sie kennt die Szenen von innen, von der Alt-Right-Bewegung bis zum Islamischen Staat, online wie offline. Ihr Buch macht Radikalisierung fassbar, es ist
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Mythen, Ideologien und Theorien: Verschwörungsglaube in Zeiten von Social Media
Stuttgart; Sersheim: Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Mobile Jugendarbeit;Jugendstiftung (2019), 30 pp.
Muss man wissen … über Verschwörungstheorien
iz3w, issue 371 (2019), pp. 19-39
"Verschwörungstheorien sind kein Alleinstellungsmerkmal der Rechten und des Rechtspopulismus, sie reichen bis weit in gesellschaftliche Mitte. Auch die linke Szene ist anfällig dafür. Das unreflektierte Gerede von »den Herrschenden«, »den Eliten« oder »den Großmächten« eröffnet eine Quer
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Dark Religion and Conspiracy Theories: An Analytical Viewpoint
Jung Journal: Culture & Psyche, volume 13, issue 4 (2019), pp. 14-34
"Conspiracy theories have infiltrated increasingly larger areas of cultural and political life. Conspiracism seems to replace or supplement fundamentalist religious beliefs while also supplying material that is, in turn, used for endorsing political and ideological agendas. Similarities between cons
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The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories
London; New York: Routledge (2018), ix, 108 pp.
"Who believes in conspiracy theories, and why are some people more susceptible to them than others? What are the consequences of such beliefs? Has a conspiracy theory ever turned out to be true? The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories debunks the myth that conspiracy theories are a modern phenomenon,
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