BookConspiracy & populism : the politics of misinformation
Main title
- Conspiracy & populism : the politics of misinformation / Eirikur Bergmann.
Published/Produced
- New York, NY : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2018.
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Projected pub date
- 1808
Description
- pages cm
ISBN
- 9783319903583 print
- electronic
LC classification
- JC423 .E367 2018
Portion of title
- Conspiracy and populism
Summary
- 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.-- Provided by publisher.
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Notes
- Includes bibliographical references.
Additional formats
- Electronic version: Eiríkur Bergmann Einarsson Conspiracy and populism 9783319903590 (DLC) 2019300631
LCCN
- 2018939717
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- 9783319903590
Type of material
- Book
Content type
- text
Media type
- unmediated
Carrier type
- volume
