Preface
1. Introduction
2. But is it true?
3. Where our facts come from
4. Who are the conspiracy theorists?
5. The ages of conspiracy
6. Conspiracy theories are for losers
7. Conclusion
Joseph E. Uscinski is Assistant Professor of Political Science at
University of Miami.
Joseph M. Parent is Assistant Professor of Political Science at
University of Notre Dame.
"There are plenty of myths and misapprehensions about conspiracy
theories and the damage they do. In this path-breaking book, Parent
and Uscinski sift fact from fiction to set the record straight
about who believes in conspiracy theories, when, why, and with what
political consequences. Their answers will surprise you." --David
Runciman, University of Cambridge
"This fascinating book tackles some of the thorniest questions
about conspiracy theories: who believes them, why do they believe
them, and how have these beliefs changed over time? The authors'
extensive research shows that Americans are actually less prone to
conspiratorial thinking than they were just a few decades ago.
Their findings are surprising and sure to provoke debate on this
timely and important topic." --Kathy Olmsted, University of
California,
Davis
"Uscinski and Parent provide the most comprehensive social
scientific explanation to date for why conspiratorial beliefs are
so prevalent in the United States. Drawing on an eclectic array of
original data sources, which remarkably include more than 100,000
letters to the editors of two major newspapers from 1890 to 2010,
the authors convincingly identify the features uniting over a
century of conspiratorial beliefs. This books is therefore a must
read for
anyone interested in political misinformation in general, and
American conspiracy theories in particular." --Michael Tesler,
University of California, Irvine
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