One of today's most controversial and consequential issues is whether the global uptake of
digital media is causally related to a decline in democracy. We conducted a systematic …

Conspiracy theories are part of mainstream public life, with the potential to undermine
governments, promote racism, ignite extremism and threaten public health efforts …

Rationale Immunization is a critical tool in the fight against infectious disease epidemics.
Understanding hesitancy towards immunization is even more important nowadays, with the …

Rationale Vaccination willingness is a critical step in the effort to reach herd immunity and
control the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, many people remain reluctant to be …

Protest has long been associated with left-wing actors and left-wing causes. However, right-
wing actors also engage in protest. Are right-wing actors mobilized by the same factors as …

Research on conspiracy theories and climate change is emerging. Existing studies came
from a range of scholarly disciplines, asked different research questions, and used various …

This paper explores how the intersection of conspiracy theories and violent extremism is
producing new forms of terrorism, while making a case for their inclusion in the broader …

Conspiracy theories express mistrust in common explanations and epistemic authorities.
Independent of concrete content, the extent of endorsing conspiracy theories has also …

In four studies, I found evidence that people living in countries with higher levels of
corruption have a greater tendency for conspiracy ideation. In Study 1 (21 countries, N …

The paper contributes to the study of institutional trust by making a connection to “cultural
backlash” theory and analyzing more recent forms of news consumption. We examine how …