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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300486903321

Autore

Eiríkur Bergmann Einarsson

Titolo

Conspiracy & Populism : The Politics of Misinformation / / by Eirikur Bergmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

9783319903590

3319903594

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 186 p.)

Disciplina

320.5662

Soggetti

Political science

Europe - Politics and government

America - Politics and government

Political sociology

Politics and International Studies

Political Science

European Politics

American Politics

Political Sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Kinds of conspiracy theories -- Chapter 3 The anatomy of conspiracy theories -- Chapter 4 Dissecting populism -- Chapter 5 Disrupting the trust: nature of populist CTs -- Chapter 6 The Eurabia doctrine -- Chapter 7 Transmission and fake news -- Chapter 8 Conclusions: the politics of misinformation.

Sommario/riassunto

Europeans are being replaced by foreign invaders, aided by cultural Marxists who are plotting an Islamist subversion of the continent. The Bilderberg group - and/or the Illuminati - are instating a totalitarian New World Order. Angela Merkel is the secret daughter of Adolf Hitler, Barack Obama was illegitimate, and George W. Bush was in on the 9/11 attacks. Also, the Holocaust is a hoax, members of Pussy Riot are agents of the West, and the European Union is resurrecting the Roman Empire, this time as a communist super-state. These are some of the



tales that are told by populist political actors across Europe, were raised during the Brexit debate in the UK, and have been promoted by presidents of both the US and Russia. Rapid rise of populist political parties around Europe and across the Atlantic in the early new millennium coincided with the simultaneous increased spread of conspiracy theories. This book entangles the two tropes and maps how right-wing populists apply conspiracy theories to advance their politics and support for their parties.