1st Edition

Conspiracy Theories in International Relations Power and Identities

By Katarzyna Gruszko, Tomasz Gajewski Copyright 2026
180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

The book maps the impact of conspiracy theories at the international political level. It shows how a conspiracy theory travels from the sender through communication channels to the receiver, influencing the processes of construction and deconstruction of the interpretation of the surrounding reality. It therefore serves as an instrument of information warfare to create international advantage,... Read more

Introduction

1. Theoretical and methodological framework

2. Senders of conspiracy theories (storytelling the world)

3. The message of conspiracy theories (a story about the world)

4. The channels of conspiracy theories (the world is being told)

5. Receivers of conspiracy theories (the world has been told)

6. The QAnon theory and its international impact: a case study

Conclusions

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Katarzyna Gruszko is Assistant Professor at the Institute of International Relations and Public Policy at the Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Poland.

Tomasz Gajewski is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science and Public Policy at the Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Poland.