The social science of QAnon a new social and political phenomenon

The 'who, what, and why' of QAnon / Monica K. Miller -- Down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole : how does one become a follower of QAnon? / Joseph Pierre -- Psychological motives of QAnon followers / Ricky Green, Carolina Trella, Mikey Biddlestone, Karen M. Douglas, and Robbie M. Sutton --...

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Weitere Verfasser: Miller, Monica K. (HerausgeberIn)
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Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, United Kingdom, New York, NY, USA, Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia, New Delhi, India, Singapore Cambridge University Press 2023
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Zusammenfassung:The 'who, what, and why' of QAnon / Monica K. Miller -- Down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole : how does one become a follower of QAnon? / Joseph Pierre -- Psychological motives of QAnon followers / Ricky Green, Carolina Trella, Mikey Biddlestone, Karen M. Douglas, and Robbie M. Sutton -- Cognitive processes, biases, and traits that fuel QAnon / Arial R. Meyer and Monica K. Miller -- The role of moral cognitions in the growth of QAnon / M. Katie Cunius and Monica K. Miller -- Emotions and the QAnon conspiracy theory / Elena Bessarabova and John A. Banas -- Recruitment to QAnon : ordinary persuasion and human agency or 'brainwashing'? / James T. Richardson -- QAnon in the year 2020 : the bigger social picture / Charles P. Edwards -- QAnon and the politics of 2020 / Joseph Uscinski and Adam Enders -- The QAnon conspiracy narrative : understanding the social construction of danger / David G. Bromley and James T. Richardson -- The need to belong : the appeal, benefits, and dangers of QAnon and similar groups / Kelly-Ann Allen, Zoe Morris, Margaret L. Kern, Christopher Boyle, and Caomhan McGlinchey -- QAnon and social media / Tatyana Kaplan -- Social network analysis techniques using NodeXL for analyzing disinformation related to QAnon / Wasim Ahmed and Marc Smith -- QAnon, folklore and conspiratorial consensus : a case study in the computational analysis of conspiracy theory narratives / Timothy R. Tangherlini, Vwani Roychowdhury, and Shadi Shahsavari -- Debunking and preventing conspiracies : special challenges of QAnon / John Banas and Elena Bessarabova -- Categorizing QAnon : is this a new religious movement? / Amarnath Amarasingam, Marc-Andre Argentino, Dakota Johnston, and Sharday Mosurinjohn -- The future of QAnon : emergent patterns of social movement adaptation and change / Jared M. Wright and Stuart A. Wright.
"The unique conspiracy group called QAnon is growing in both membership and political power, and understanding this phenomenon is key to combating QAnon's negative effects on society. This book uses social science theory to explain the attraction and spread of the defining conspiracy movement of our times"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:xiii, 312 Seiten
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ISBN:9781316511534
978-1-316-51153-4
9781009055024
978-1-009-05502-4