Conspiracy Theories in International Relations

Power and Identities
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-93367-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies on Challenges, Crises and Dissent in World Politics

The book maps the impact of conspiracy theories at the international political level.

It shows how a conspiracy theory travels from the sender through communication channels to the receiver, influencing the processes of construction and deconstruction of the interpretation of the surrounding reality. It therefore serves as an instrument of information warfare to create international advantage, generate profits or achieve ideological goals. The book presents academic reflection on a socially important problem - conspiracy theories, their patterns of dissemination and their impact on identity formation.

This book is of key interest to scholars and students of conspiracy theories, global governance, global security, international studies/relations and social psychology.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gruszko, Katarzyna

Gajewski, Tomasz

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Kommunikation und Partizipation
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction  1. Theoretical and methodological framework  2. Senders of conspiracy theories (storytelling the world)  3. The message of conspiracy theories (a story about the world)  4. The channels of conspiracy theories (the world is being told)  5. Receivers of conspiracy theories (the world has been told)  6. The QAnon Theory and its international impact: A case study.  Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Katarzyna Gruszko is Assistant Professor at the Institute of International Relations and Public Policy at the Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Poland.

Tomasz Gajewski is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science and Public Policy at the Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Poland.