Do Liberal Conspiracy Theories Exist in Contemporary Politics? w/ Ph.D. Benjamin Dow

On today's episode, Dr. Benjamin Dow, an academic researcher in the field of conspiratorial ideologies and professor at Southern Methodist University (SMU), joins me to discuss conspiracy theories within politics and whether major left-wing conspiracy theories exist in the 2022 political arena.  More importantly, we examine whether conspiracy theories can lead to political extremism and encapsulated psychosis.

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Ph.D. Benjamin Dow journal articles/reports 

• How Did COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Get So Out of Control? (northwestern.edu)
• Support for leaders who use conspiratorial rhetoric: The role of personal control and political identity - ScienceDirect
• The COVID‐19 pandemic and the search for structure: Social media and conspiracy theories - PMC (nih.gov)
• Sense of control and conspiracy perceptions: Generative directions on a well-worn path - ScienceDirect
• Mitigating and managing COVID-19 conspiratorial beliefs (bmj.com)

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• Conspiracy Theories: Evolved Functions and Psychological Mechanisms (sagepub.com)

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