Paranoia with a purpose: conspiracy theory and political coalitions in Kyrgyzstan

Radnitz, Scott

doi:10.1080/1060586x.2015.1090699

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“…In the Middle East, equally baroque narratives command widespread support-for example, that the United States created Islamic State (Hasan 2014;Weber 2014) or that Israeli's Mossad intelligence agency choreographed attacks ranging from 9/11 (Turki 2001) to sharks biting swimmers off the Egyptian coast (Fathi 2010). Public opinion researchers have explored the pervasiveness of conspiracy beliefs and the factors that contribute to them in the United States (Oliver and Wood 2014;Uscinski, Klofstad, and Atkinson 2016) and in other regions, including the Middle East (Lipstadt 2012;Klar and Baram 2014;Zeitzoff 2014), Asia (Radnitz 2015), and Europe (Uenal 2016).…”

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Who Believes in Conspiracy Theories in Venezuela?

Carey

2019

Lat. American Res. Rev.

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Conspiracy theories are central to political discourse in Venezuela and are widely supported. In the Americas Barometer Venezuela survey from 2016 to 2017, 54 percent of respondents expressed agreement for at least one of three political conspiracy narratives unsupported by evidence. Political loyalties to Chavismo or to the anti-Chavista opposition drive much conspiracy theory belief, but not all. Politically motivated reasoning pushes some citizens toward a given conspiracy narrative but others away. Other factors that are distinct from political loyalties, including low education levels, predispositions toward Manichaeanism and fatalism, and belief in the supernatural are associated with conspiracism. This article presents new data on conspiracy theory beliefs in Venezuela as well as analysis of its individual-level correlates, then discusses how the current Venezuelan political environment fosters conspiracy and what changes might mitigate this phenomenon.

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Who Believes in Conspiracy Theories in Venezuela?

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2019

Lat. American Res. Rev.

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“…Edward Schatz was the first to tackle the topic, in 2002, by examining how Islamists were tapping into the repertoire of anti-Americanism (Schatz, 2002). More recently, Scott Radnitz (2016) noted the preeminence of conspiracy theories about the United States in Kyrgyzstan's fluid political environment. Theodore Gerber and Jan Zavisca (2015) observed, for the whole post-Soviet region, that "the United States has a major public relations problem," as "ordinary people see the U.S. as an arrogant, hegemonic superpower that meddles in the affairs of other countries in the cynical pursuit of its own interests."…”

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The United States in Kazakhstani public opinion: Double-edged cultural influence and the collateral damage of foreign policy

Laruelle

Royce

2021

Journal of Eurasian Studies

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This article employs surveys by Gallup, the Central Asia Barometer, and the Barometer of Eurasian Integration, as well as focus groups that were commissioned as part of this research, to argue (1) that Kazakhstani perceptions of the United States compare unfavorably to perceptions of China and especially of Russia; (2) that Russian influence is a minor or nonexistent cause of the United States’ poor image; (3) that US cultural influence has an ambiguous effect on the country’s image in Kazakhstan, due to a “clash of values” between conservative Kazakhstani society and relatively liberal US cultural exports; (4) that the United States’ foreign policy, especially its violation of other states’ sovereignty, has an unambiguously negative effect on its image among Kazakhstanis; and (5) that the resulting relatively negative image of the United States translates into reluctance to build or maintain ties with it. In conclusion, we highlight areas in which the United States–Kazakhstan cooperation is likely to receive a better reception.

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State Identities in Post-Soviet Foreign Policy: Theories and Cases in Central Asia

Hanova¹

2018

Theorizing Central Asian Politics

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Paranoia with a purpose: conspiracy theory and political coalitions in Kyrgyzstan

Cited by 20 publications

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Who Believes in Conspiracy Theories in Venezuela?

Who Believes in Conspiracy Theories in Venezuela?

The United States in Kazakhstani public opinion: Double-edged cultural influence and the collateral damage of foreign policy

State Identities in Post-Soviet Foreign Policy: Theories and Cases in Central Asia

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