The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories

ISBN-13: 9781138696105 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 108 str.

Jan-Willem Van Prooijen

Opis

The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories presents an engaging introduction to the origins of widespread belief in conspiracy theories. Through a discussion of the history of conspiracy theories, the book debunks the myth that they are a modern phenomenon, exploring the broad contexts they can appear in from politics to the workplace and considering why some people are more susceptible to these beliefs than others.

O autorze

Jan-Willem van Prooijen is an Associate Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology at VU Amsterdam, and Senior Researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement.