Conspiracy theories are widespread in the modern information era.Being exposed to conspiracy theories may affect behaviour,for example,by spreading mistrust among people and within organisations,even if it does not ne...Conspiracy theories are widespread in the modern information era.Being exposed to conspiracy theories may affect behaviour,for example,by spreading mistrust among people and within organisations,even if it does not necessarily generate widespread beliefs in the conspiracy narrative.Our paper investigates the effect of exposure to conspiracy theories on strategic sophistication.We present evidence from a laboratory experiment,in which we prime half of our participants with exposure to a conspiracy theory.We find that such exposure leads to increased strategic sophistication.Using a causal mediation analysis we confirm that the effect on sophistication arises independently of whether people believe in the content or not.展开更多
In this paper,I examine the Twitter accounts of right-wing extremist groups(RWEGs)in India,arguing that the abjectification of Muslim masculinities is central to the narratives of Hindu supremacist groups.The abjectif...In this paper,I examine the Twitter accounts of right-wing extremist groups(RWEGs)in India,arguing that the abjectification of Muslim masculinities is central to the narratives of Hindu supremacist groups.The abjectification process on Twitter serves as a rhetorical device to:a)criticize and problematize Muslim masculinities;b)idealize and glorify Hindu and white masculinities;c)promote Hindu and white masculine nationalist projects;and d)unify Hindu supremacists against Muslim others.By analyzing the gender ideologies expressed implicitly or explicitly on the Twitter accounts of RWEGs,and using the“Love Jihad”conspiracy case as a focal point,I demonstrate how the abjectification of Muslim masculinities is constructed in opposition to the idealized Hindu masculinities.This study highlights the intersection of gender and nationalism in the digital discourse of Hindu supremacist groups,offering insights into the mechanisms through which social media platforms are used to reinforce and propagate Islamophobic ideologies.展开更多
文摘Conspiracy theories are widespread in the modern information era.Being exposed to conspiracy theories may affect behaviour,for example,by spreading mistrust among people and within organisations,even if it does not necessarily generate widespread beliefs in the conspiracy narrative.Our paper investigates the effect of exposure to conspiracy theories on strategic sophistication.We present evidence from a laboratory experiment,in which we prime half of our participants with exposure to a conspiracy theory.We find that such exposure leads to increased strategic sophistication.Using a causal mediation analysis we confirm that the effect on sophistication arises independently of whether people believe in the content or not.
文摘In this paper,I examine the Twitter accounts of right-wing extremist groups(RWEGs)in India,arguing that the abjectification of Muslim masculinities is central to the narratives of Hindu supremacist groups.The abjectification process on Twitter serves as a rhetorical device to:a)criticize and problematize Muslim masculinities;b)idealize and glorify Hindu and white masculinities;c)promote Hindu and white masculine nationalist projects;and d)unify Hindu supremacists against Muslim others.By analyzing the gender ideologies expressed implicitly or explicitly on the Twitter accounts of RWEGs,and using the“Love Jihad”conspiracy case as a focal point,I demonstrate how the abjectification of Muslim masculinities is constructed in opposition to the idealized Hindu masculinities.This study highlights the intersection of gender and nationalism in the digital discourse of Hindu supremacist groups,offering insights into the mechanisms through which social media platforms are used to reinforce and propagate Islamophobic ideologies.
