Revealing Schemes

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Revealing Schemes is written by Scott Radnitz and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0197573568 (ISBN 10) and 9780197573563 (ISBN 13).

Insidious Schemes analyzes the political use of conspiracy theories in post-Soviet countries. It asks why leaders sometimes make conspiracy claims and what their effects are. Using a new database of over 1,500 conspiracy claims from 12 post-Soviet states over 20 years, along with original surveys and focus groups from the region, it reveals how conspiracy theories are deployed with the aim of gaining political advantage. At a time of heightened distrust in democratic institutions around the world, understanding how conspiracy theories are used in a region where democracy came late--or never arrived--can be instructive for concerned citizens everywhere.