PACT: Populism and Conspiracy Theory
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PACT: Populism and Conspiracy Theory
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Funded by an ERC Grant, PACT investigates the relationship between populism and conspiracy theory in five European countries and two in the Americas.
Die 2. Staffel von imPACT: Dialoge ist da! Im Dialog mit Michael Butter erklären erneut deutsche Forschende ihre Erkenntnisse zum Thema Verschwörungstheorien & ordnen die öffentliche Debatte ein.

Ab dem 25.06.2025 auf Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Co!

#Verschwörungstheorien #conspiracytheories
June 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Here's PACT PI Michael Butter's take on what the assassination attempt for the presidential race and what role conspiracy theories play in all this. Unfortunately behind the paywall: www.zeit.de/kultur/2024-...
Michael Butter: "Es wäre wohl besser gewesen, Trump wäre 2020 wiedergewählt worden"
Politische Attentate haben die USA oft zusammenrücken lassen. Dies wird nun anders sein, sagt der Amerikanist Michael Butter. Das liegt vor allem an den Republikanern.
www.zeit.de
July 16, 2024 at 2:06 PM
June 20, 2024 at 12:06 PM
An edited volume based on our first two conferences is out now. You can download the PDF here: routledge.com/Populism-and.... The print version will be out on July 4.
June 20, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Stay tuned for the preliminary program of our conference "Conspiracy Theories, Populism, and the War against Ukraine:
Manifestations and Consequences", which will take place in Tallinn in September. We're currently finalizing the schedule.
March 8, 2024 at 1:17 PM
A few days ago, PACT PI Michael Butter talked to Tübingen's local newspaper about the connection between conspiracy theories and right-wing extremism. Here's the interview, unfortunately behind a paywall: www.tagblatt.de/Nachrichten/...
March 8, 2024 at 1:15 PM