Routledge Handbook of Conspiracy Theories (Paperback, 1)

Part IDefinitions and approachesIntroductionTodor Hristov, Andrew McKenzie-McHarg and Alejandro Romero Reche1. Conceptual history and conspiracy theoryAndrew McKenzie-McHarg2. Conspiracy theory in historical, cultural and literary studiesPeter Knight and Michael Butter3. Semiotic Approaches to Conspiracy TheoriesMassimo Leone, Mari-Liis Madison and Andreas Ventsel4. Philosophy and conspiracy theoriesJuha Raikka¿ and Juho Ritola5. Psychoanalysis, critical theory and conspiracy theoryNeboj?a Blanu?a and Todor Hristov6. Conspiracy theory as occult cosmology in anthropologyAnnika Rabo7. Sociology, social theory and conspiracy theoryTurkay Salim Nefes and Alejandro Romero Reche8. Conspiracy theories in political science and political theoryJulien Giry and Pranvera Tika9. Social psychology of conspiracy theoryOlivier Klein and Kenzo Nera10. Social network analysis, social big data and conspiracy theoriesEstrella Gualda CaballeroPart IIPsychological factorsIntroductionJan-Willem van Prooijen, Karen Douglas, Aleksandra Cichocka and Michal Bilewicz1. Personality traits, cognitive styles and worldviews associated with beliefs in conspiracy theoriesAnthony Lantian, Michael Wood and Biljana Gjoneska 2. Social-cognitive processes underlying belief in conspiracy theoriesJan-Willem van Prooijen, Olivier Klein and Jasna Milo?evic Ðordevicz3. Motivations, emotions and belief in conspiracy theoriesKaren M. Douglas, Aleksandra Cichocka and Robbie M. Sutton4. Conspiracy theories as psycho-political reactions to perceived powerRoland Imhoff and Pia Lamberty5. How conspiracy theories spreadAdrian Bangerter, Pascal Wagner-Egger and Sylvain Delouvee6. Conspiracy theories and intergroup relationsMikey Biddlestone, Aleksandra Cichocka, Iris ?e?elj and Michal Bilewicz7. Consequences of conspiracy theoriesDaniel Jolley, Silvia Mari and Karen Douglas8. Countering conspiracy theories and misinformationPeter KrekoPart IIISociety and politicsIntroductionEirikur Bergmann, Asbjørn Dyrendal, Jaron Harambam and Hulda Thorisdottir1. Who are the conspiracy theorists? Demographics and conspiracy theoriesSteven M. Smallpage, Hugo Drochon, Joseph E. Uscinski and Casey Klofstad2. Conspiracy theory entrepreneurs, movements and individualsJaron Harambam3. Conspiracy theories and gender and sexualityAnnika Thiem 4. Conspiracy theories, political ideology and political behaviourHulda Thorisdottir, Silvia Mari and Andre Krouwel5. Functions and uses of conspiracy theories in authoritarian regimesJulien Giry and Dogan Gurpinar6. Conspiracy theory and populismEirikur Bergman and Michael Butter7. Radicalisation and conspiracy theoriesBenjamin Lee8. Antisemitism and conspiracismKjetil Braut Simonsen9. Conspiracy theory and religionAsbjørn DyrendalPart IVMedia and transmissionIntroductionStef Aupers, Dana Craciun and Andreas Onnerfors 1. Rumours, urban legends and the verbal transmission of conspiracy theoriesAnastasiya Astapova2. Conspiracy theorising and the history of media in the eighteenth centuryAndrew McKenzie-McHarg and Claus Oberhauser 3. Genres of conspiracy in nineteenth-century British writingBen Carver4. Conspiracy in American narrativeTimothy Melley5. Conspiracy theories and visual cultureUte Caumanns and Andreas Onnerfors 6. Conspiracy theories in film and television showsMichael Butter7. Decoding mass media / encoding conspiracy theoryStef Aupers8. The Internet and the spread of conspiracy contentSimona Stano9. Networked disinformation and the lifecycle of online conspiracy theoriesHugo Leal10. Conspiracy theories and fake newsKiril Avramov, Vasily Gatov and Ilya Yablokov Part VHistories and regions IntroductionIlya Yablokov, Pascal Girard, Neboj?a Blanu?a and Annika Rabo1. Conspiracy theories in the Roman empireVictoria Emma Pagan2. Conspiracy theories in the Middle Ages and the early modern periodCornel Zwierlein3. Freemasons, Illuminati and Jews: Conspiracy theories and the French RevolutionClaus Oberhauser4. Conspiracy Theories in Europe during the twentieth centuryPascal Girard5. Conspiracy theories in Putin’s Russia: the case of the ‘New World Order’Ilya Yablokov6. Conspiracy theories in and about the BalkansNeboj?a Blanu?a7. Conspiracy theories in TurkeyDogan Gurpinar and Turkay Salim Nefes8. Conspiracy theories in the Middle EastMatthew Gray9. Conspiracy theories in Southeast AsiaViren Swami, Hanoor Syahirah Zahari and David Barron10. Conspiracy theories in American historyMichael Butter11. Populism and conspiracy theory in Latin America: a case study of VenezuelaRosanne Norris Hooper