Reference : Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories in Southeast Europe: (Non-)Believers, Social Network ...

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Law, criminology & political science : Political science, public administration & international relations
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/51786

Title :	Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories in Southeast Europe: (Non-)Believers, Social Network Bubbles, and the Discourse of Blame
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Glaurdic, Josip [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Social Sciences (DSOC) >]
	Lesschaeve, Christophe [University of Luxembourg > > >]
	Mochtak, Michal [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Social Sciences (DSOC) >]
Publication date :	20-Jun-2022
Journal title :	Problems of Post-Communism
Publisher :	M.E. Sharpe
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBilu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	1075-8216
Country :	NY
Keywords :	[en] coronavirus ; conspiracy beliefs ; social networks
Abstract :	[en] Using survey and social network evidence from Southeast Europe, we advance the understanding of conspiracy theories and politics related to the coronavirus pandemic in three ways: (1) we show that beliefs in coronavirus conspiracy theories are related to ideological support for a nationalist vision of society and socialist vision of the economy; (2) we also show that both conspiracy believers and nonbelievers are living in bubbles of the like-minded; and (3) we use the tools of natural language processing to elucidate the unambiguous differences in the discourse related to the coronavirus used by conspiracy believers and nonbelievers.
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students ; General public
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/51786
DOI :	10.1080/10758216.2022.2082482
Other URL :	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10758216.2022.2082482
Framework Programme / European Project :	H2020 ; 714589 - ELWar - Electoral Legacies of War: Political Competition in Postwar Southeast Europe

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