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Conspiracy Narratives and Elite Communication

Elites
Populism
Communication
P118
Johanna Burger
Freie Universität Berlin

Abstract

This panel analyses conspiratorial discourse as a communicative strategy, focusing on political elites, narrative components, and democratic harm. It combines platform analysis with experimental approaches to conspiratorial belief formation.

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