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Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories in the Age of TrumpConspiracies and Conspiracy Theories in the Age of Trump

Daniel C. Hellinger

Narrated by Gary Roelofs


Book published by Palgrave


This book focuses on the constant tension between democracy and conspiratorial behavior in the new global order. It addresses the prevalence of conspiracy theories in the phenomenon of Donald Trump and Trumpism, and the paranoid style of American politics that existed long before, first identified with Richard Hofstadter. Hellinger looks critically at both those who hold conspiracy theory beliefs and those who rush to dismiss them. Hellinger argues that we need to acknowledge that the exercise of power by elites is very often conspiratorial and invites both realistic and outlandish conspiracy theories. How we parse the realistic from the outlandish demands more attention than typically accorded in academia and journalism. Tensions between global hegemony and democratic legitimacy become visible in populist theories of conspiracy, both on the left and the right. He argues that we do not live in an age in which conspiracy theories are more profligate, but that we do live in an age in which they offer a more profound challenge to the constituted state than ever before.

Daniel C. Hellinger is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Webster University. His most recent books are Comparative Politics of Latin America: Democracy at Last?, Global Security Watch: Venezuela, and, as co-editor and contributor, Bolivarian Democracy in Venezuela: Participation, Politics and Culture.




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