dc.contributor.author | Baele, SJ | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-03T11:21:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-08-12 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper articulates the concept of “conspiratorial narratives” – defined as stories which integrate a large range of events and archetypal characters from past and present in a single teleological explanation for the alleged suffering of a given social group – and argues that this particular linguistic construct is a key marker of extremist language. Using three different cases to illustrate our theoretical contribution (Nazi propaganda, Rwandan genocidaires’ radio, ISIS’ messaging), we show that paying attention to conspiratorial narratives leads us to significantly revise classic accounts of violent actor’s language, and provides a better understanding of the link between that language and violence itself – more precisely, why violence happens, how much violence is directed to whom, and when it occurs. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 38 (5-6), pp. 706-734 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/0261927X19868494 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/37355 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | SAGE Publications | en_GB |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2019
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dc.subject | Language | en_GB |
dc.subject | conspiracy theories | en_GB |
dc.subject | political violence | en_GB |
dc.subject | narrative | en_GB |
dc.subject | Nazi Germany | en_GB |
dc.subject | Rwanda genocide | en_GB |
dc.subject | Islamic State | en_GB |
dc.subject | social psychology | en_GB |
dc.subject | intergroup conflict | en_GB |
dc.title | Conspiratorial narratives in violent political actors' language | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2019-06-03T11:21:00Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0261-927X | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from SAGE Publications via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Language and Social Psychology | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-05-30 | |
rioxxterms.version | AM | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2019-05-30 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2019-06-03T09:09:42Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-11-04T13:40:12Z | |
refterms.panel | C | en_GB |