The podcast “Who believes in conspiracy theories and why?” is published on 23 March byt the digital magazine The Conversation. Annika Rabo, professor in Social Anthropology, Stockholm University, who has done fieldwork in Syria tells us how talk about conspiracies permeates society.
Listen to part 2 of the podcast, “Who believes in conspiracy theories and why?”:
https://theconversation.com/who-believes-in-conspiracy-theories-and-why-listen-to-part-2-of-our-expert-guide-134170
Part 4 of the podcast, “How conspiracy theories spread”, explores whether the internet has been a game changer in helping conspiracy theories go viral. Annika Rabo at Stockholm University talks about how people enjoy spreading conspiracy theories because it can make them seem funny or clever. The podcast is published on 6 April:
https://theconversation.com/how-conspiracy-theories-spread-listen-to-part-four-of-our-expert-guide-135596
More information about The Conversation
Read more about the collaboration between Stockholm University and The Conversation and how to pitch an article idea: https://www.su.se/english/staff/services/information-communication/pitch-an-article-idea-for-the-conversation-1.462268
More articles in The Conversation by researchers at Stockholm University: https://theconversation.com/institutions/stockholm-university-1019