Plotting against our nation: COVID-19, nationalisms, and conspiracy theories in five European countries
This paper analyses the relationships between nationalism and conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic. We focus on the two main issues: 1) the intensity and character of belief in the COVID-19 conspiracy theories across five European societies: Germany, England, Ireland, Serbia, and Sweden;...
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| description | This paper analyses the relationships between nationalism and conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic. We focus on the two main issues: 1) the intensity and character of belief in the COVID-19 conspiracy theories across five European societies: Germany, England, Ireland, Serbia, and Sweden; and 2) how is the commitment to specific nationalist ideologies linked with the belief in conspiracy theories. The data indicates that those who described themselves as highly religious and politically right-wing are more prone to believe in the strong versions of conspiracy theories. Furthermore, primordialism and the nation-centric view of the world are positively correlated with the propensity towards stronger versions of conspiracy theories. The paper zooms in on the significant differences across the five countries: the Serbian respondents stand out in terms of their strong beliefs in conspiracy theories while the Irish and Serbian respondents who are prone to strong version of conspiratorial thinking also subscribe more to the primordialist understanding of nationhood. |
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| spelling | oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:90712024-03-01T15:11:32Z http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9071/ Plotting against our nation: COVID-19, nationalisms, and conspiracy theories in five European countries Malešević, Siniša Uzelac, Gordana Carol, Sarah David, Lea 360 Social problems & services; associations This paper analyses the relationships between nationalism and conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic. We focus on the two main issues: 1) the intensity and character of belief in the COVID-19 conspiracy theories across five European societies: Germany, England, Ireland, Serbia, and Sweden; and 2) how is the commitment to specific nationalist ideologies linked with the belief in conspiracy theories. The data indicates that those who described themselves as highly religious and politically right-wing are more prone to believe in the strong versions of conspiracy theories. Furthermore, primordialism and the nation-centric view of the world are positively correlated with the propensity towards stronger versions of conspiracy theories. The paper zooms in on the significant differences across the five countries: the Serbian respondents stand out in terms of their strong beliefs in conspiracy theories while the Irish and Serbian respondents who are prone to strong version of conspiratorial thinking also subscribe more to the primordialist understanding of nationhood. Informa UK Limited 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9071/1/Plotting-against-our-nation.pdf text en https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9071/2/Plotting_Tables-and-Graphs_FFFF.pdf Malešević, Siniša, Uzelac, Gordana, Carol, Sarah and David, Lea (2024) Plotting against our nation: COVID-19, nationalisms, and conspiracy theories in five European countries. National Identities, 26 (2). pp. 141-171. ISSN 1469-9907 https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2023.2288970 10.1080/14608944.2023.2288970 |
| spellingShingle | 360 Social problems & services; associations Malešević, Siniša Uzelac, Gordana Carol, Sarah David, Lea Plotting against our nation: COVID-19, nationalisms, and conspiracy theories in five European countries |
| title | Plotting against our nation: COVID-19, nationalisms, and conspiracy theories in five European countries |
| title_full | Plotting against our nation: COVID-19, nationalisms, and conspiracy theories in five European countries |
| title_fullStr | Plotting against our nation: COVID-19, nationalisms, and conspiracy theories in five European countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plotting against our nation: COVID-19, nationalisms, and conspiracy theories in five European countries |
| title_short | Plotting against our nation: COVID-19, nationalisms, and conspiracy theories in five European countries |
| title_sort | plotting against our nation covid 19 nationalisms and conspiracy theories in five european countries |
| topic | 360 Social problems & services; associations |
| url | https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9071/1/Plotting-against-our-nation.pdf https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9071/2/Plotting_Tables-and-Graphs_FFFF.pdf |
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