“Conspiracy & Populism enters into dialogue with political science, communication studies and psychology. It will also be of interest to anyone trying to understand the global rise of the populist right in historical context.” (Judith Grant, New Political Science, June 28, 2019) Anyone who is interested in or working on contemporary political conspiracies will want to read. … provides considerable summary of important political conspiracies as well as innovative and compelling theses to explain their popularity, their functions, and their dangers. “Conspiracy and Populism: The Politics of Misinformation, Eirikur Bergmann, goes beyond the United States to track belief in conspiracy thinking globally. This book entangles the two tropes and maps how right-wing populists apply conspiracy theories to advance their politics and support for their parties.
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. 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. 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. Angela Merkel is the secret daughter of Adolf Hitler, Barack Obama was illegitimate, and George W. The Bilderberg group – and/or the Illuminati – are instating a totalitarian New World Order. Europeans are being replaced by foreign invaders, aided by cultural Marxists who are plotting an Islamist subversion of the continent.
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