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The Strategic Exploitation of Conspiracy Theories by Populist Leaders

Eiríkur Bergmann

Published
2025-04-08
Publication
Genealogy
Publisher
MDPI AG
DOI
10.3390/genealogy9020041

About this work

The article examines how political leaders use conspiracy narratives across changing periods of crisis. It organises the analysis around threats, accusations against domestic elites and claims to defend the people. It is a later application of the research programme developed in the books and the three-step-model chapter.

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Citation

Eiríkur Bergmann (2025). The Strategic Exploitation of Conspiracy Theories by Populist Leaders. Genealogy. MDPI AG. pp. 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy9020041

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Research context

Conspiracy theories and political power