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Author:   Gianmarco Navarini (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781032704500

ISBN 10:   1032704500
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   21 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. “We know, and we have the evidence”: Dietrologia - An Italian turn in conspiracy theory 2. Boycotts, mockery, and leaders under attack: On the uses of “conspiracy” in political and journalistic discourse 3. Surveying the “Irrational”: An analysis of the debate on the outcomes of the Censis 2021 questionnaire 4. “Now and always against the dominant narrative”: Alternative news reporting, conspiracy ideation, and epistemic justifications on “The Citizens’ Television” 5. “At risk of extinction”: Immigration, national identity, and global class conflict according to “Population Replacement Conspiracy Theory” in contemporary Italy 6. Satan's ways are endless: Catholic restorationists between Peter's usurper syndrome and QAnon 7. Football conspiracies: the Prisma investigation and fans’ online discourse 8. “Watch your back when dealing with them”! Conspiracy tales among small entrepreneurs in Northern Italy 9. Disgusting conspiracies. Frame analysis of insect invasion fears in the Italian gastronomic field

Reviews

“A fascinating, illuminating, and highly readable window into the dominant conspiracy theories of Italy and the ways they influence the politics, culture and language of the country.” Anna Merlan, author of Republic of Lies “This book makes an important contribution to research about conspiracy theories that looks beyond America. The case studies collected offer a wide-ranging and rigorous account of how conspiracism operates as a versatile discourse, shaping different fields of Italian life from party politics to football.” Clare Birchall, King’s College London, UK

Author Information

Gianmarco Navarini is Full Professor of Cultural Sociology at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. He has published widely on political rituals, liminality, social exclusion, sports practices, and wine culture. He is on the board of the journal Ethnography and Qualitative Research. He directed ELCAS (Ethnography of Language: between Conspiracy, Associations and Subcultures), which combines ethnography with discourse analysis.

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