Revealing Schemes: The Politics of Conspiracy in Russia and the Post-Soviet Region

by Scott Radnitz

Book Overview

Conspiracy theories are not just outlandish ideas. They can also be political weapons.

Conspiracy theories have come to play an increasingly prominent role in political systems around the world. In Revealing Schemes, Scott Radnitz moves beyond psychological explanations for why people believe conspiracy theories to explore the politics surrounding them, placing two questions at the center of his account: What leads regimes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197573541
• ISBN13: 9780197573549
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"