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Extremist Political Positions and Perceptions of Conspiracy: Even Paranoids Have Real Enemies

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Changing Conceptions of Conspiracy

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Conspiracy implies secret communication. It occurs when a group is plotting to attain some goal, and keeping their actions secret from those who would otherwise oppose them.

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Inglehart, R. (1987). Extremist Political Positions and Perceptions of Conspiracy: Even Paranoids Have Real Enemies. In: Graumann, C.F., Moscovici, S. (eds) Changing Conceptions of Conspiracy. Springer Series in Social Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4618-3_14

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