Conspiracy theories seem to be proliferating today. Long relegated
to a niche existence, conspiracy theories are now pervasive, and
older conspiracy theories have been joined by a constant stream of
new ones - that the USA carried out the 9/11 attacks itself, that
the Ukrainian crisis was orchestrated by NATO, that we are being
secretly controlled by a New World Order that keep us docile via
chemtrails and vaccinations. Not to mention the moon landing that
never happened. But what are conspiracy theories and why do people
believe them? Have they always existed or are they something new, a
feature of our modern world? In this book Michael Butter provides a
clear and comprehensive introduction to the nature and development
of conspiracy theories. Contrary to popular belief, he shows that
conspiracy theories are less popular and influential today than
they were in the past. Up to the 1950s, the Western world regarded
conspiracy theories as a legitimate form of knowledge and it was
therefore normal to believe in them. It was only after the Second
World War that this knowledge was delegitimized, causing conspiracy
theories to be banished from public discourse and relegated to
subcultures. The recent renaissance of conspiracy theories is
linked to internet which gives them wider exposure and contributes
to the fragmentation of the public sphere. Conspiracy theories are
still stigmatized today in many sections of mainstream culture but
are being accepted once again as legitimate knowledge in others. It
is the clash between these domains and their different conceptions
of truth that is fuelling the current debate over conspiracy
theories.
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