The Logic of Conspiracy Thought
A Research Agenda for an Era of Institutional Distrust and Fake News
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19475485 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Roniger (0000-0002-0246-5384), Leonardo Senkman (0000-0002-4799-2524), ProtoSociology Project |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Pages | 542-569 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ProtoSociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1434-4319 |
| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5840/protosociology20193624 |
| OpenAlex | W3014414356 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article analyzes the logic of conspiracy theories, stressing that it would be erroneous to assume that such theories about collusions and intrigues are irrational in nature. On the contrary, they operate on a logic that is no less coherent than scientific discourse, although it differs from the latter in its verification and discard methodology as well as in its mobilizing role. Being part of a larger research that explains the recurrent spread of conspiracy narratives in one region of the world, elucidating their historical and contemporary conditions of crystallization, the article claims that such research agenda has universal appeal, particularly in an era of institutional distrust and changes in the structure of information diffusion
Appeal · Distrust · Epistemology · Irrational number · Linguistics · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · Trustworthiness · Law · Mathematics · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |