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Eirikur BergmannCombines two fields of literature to consider how conspiracy theories and populism intersect.Identifies specifically right-wing populist conspiracy theories.Analyses the rapid proliferation of conspir

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Introduction,us increased spread of conspiracy theories (CTs). The two phenomena are intertwined. Still, not all populists are conspiracy theorists and CTs don’t necessarily all have a populist political side. However, right-wing populists have proved to be especially prone to create and promote CTs, which is in

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Kinds of Conspiracy Theories, explaining the entire human order. They can, thus, be categorized in many different ways. Recently, they have become an especially powerful force within the field of the nationalist far-right. In this chapter, Bergmann provides an overview of some of the most common CTs upheld in the public domain.

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The Anatomy of Conspiracy Theories,list politics. He starts with distinguishing between conspiracies and CTs and attempts to define what they constitute. A conspiracy theory is not a neutral term, rather, the label entails stigma. Thus, it is important to compartmentalize CTs properly and understand both their paranoia and indeed als

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Dissecting Populism, Western liberal democracy in the Post WWII era. This chapter offers a new frame for understanding contemporary right-wing nationalist populism, identified around ten common qualities. Here, Bergmann explores the roots of contemporary populism and maps both the birth and development of populist move

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,Disrupting the Trust—Nature of Populist CTs,ill, CTs are also being upheld by the powerful elite. It is thus important to separate between those in society that receive and subscribe to them and the political actors that produce and promote them for political gain. In this chapter, Bergmann examines common tropes of CTs and populism.The chapt

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Transmission and Fake News,often spread for a political purpose. In this chapter, Bergmann analyses how populist political CTs are transmitted. A recent decline in trust of mainstream media and the increased importance of online media has proved to be a fertile ground for the spread of CTs. These modern mediums have, over a v