ERC Consolidator Grant · 2025
Conspiracy Theorizing from South Asia. Formation, Mediatization, and Appropriation.
While conspiracy theories (CT) are widely debated as a global phenomenon, case studies from the Global North have largely shaped their definitions. This project aims to expand the field by examining the formation, mediatization, and appropriation of conspiracy theories in South Asia to challenge the dominance of Europe and US-centric perspectives in three ways: (a) Empirically: Positioning South Asia—home to one-quarter of the world’s population—on the map of conspiracy theory studies, we will examine conspiracy theories surrounding topics such as politics, the apocalypse, global warming, gender, and minorities in the subcontinent’s three most populous countries: Bangladesh, India, and…
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