We are looking very much forward to our 3rd session, featuring @andreasventsel.bsky.social from the University of Tartu on the role of affects in Russian disinformation. We are looking forward to see many of you next tuesday (2nd Dec) at 18.00 in the HK 28 building of @unipassauresearch.bsky.social

In this paper we have tried to concisely set our theory and our assumptions straight. Many thanks to my co-authors Oliver Hidalgo, @alexyendell.bsky.social , and Michelle Schweitzer. @unipassauresearch.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social

As you may know, our research project TaCT-FoRSED focusses on analysing conspiracism in Europe with a special focus on democratic identity, resilience, and (self-)efficacy. Over the last months we have developed a framework to exploratively investigate factors promoting and inhibiting conspiracism.

We had a great discussion of your draft and look forward working on this topic, identifying inhibting as well as promoting factors on a systemic level, for the next one and a half years in our project @tact-forsed.bsky.social

Last week, Oliver Hidalgo and I had the opportunity to discuss an early version of our comparative framework at the @dvpw.bsky.social -conference „Citizen’s trust and societal polarization in times of transformation. Comparative Perspectives from different world regions“ at @uni-saarland.de

Mit Partnern in 7 europ. Ländern erforschen wir die Grundlagen von Verschwörungseinstellungen & wie wir demokratische Resilienz und Selbstwirksamkeit als Antworten stärken können. Ich freu mich auf meine neuen Aufgaben in Forschung & Lehre und darauf, eigene, neue Projekte anstoßen zu können. (3/3)

Dazu müssen wir nicht bis in die Vereinigten Staaten schauen: mindestens ein Viertel der Menschen in Deutschland glauben manifest an verschwörungsideologische Erzählungen. Sie gefährden nachhaltig demokratische Identität(en), bedrohen Pluralismus und schwächen den demokratischen Zusammenhalt. (2/3)