| ID | 171664 |
| Title Proper | Challenge of Conspiracy Theories for Strategic Communications |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Holbrook, Donald |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Donald Holbrook highlights the role conspiracy theories play in relation to state and non-state strategic communications efforts that are hostile to Western security interests. Not only is their use and acceptance prevalent, but conspiracy theories also represent powerful rhetorical tools to justify indiscriminate or mass-scale aggression since they link shared grievances with alleged and purported networks of perpetrators, whose intent, secrecy, agency and connectedness are taken for granted. |
| `In' analytical Note | Rusi Journal Vol. 165, No.1; Jan 2020: p.26-36 |
| Journal Source | Rusi Journal Vol: 165 No 1 |
| Key Words | Strategic Communications ; Conspiracy Theories |