This article reviews anthropological explorations of conspiracy theories—in dialogue with
insights from other disciplines, primarily political science, philosophy, and social psychology …

Trust occupies a unique place in contemporary discourse. Seen as both necessary and
good, it is variously depicted as enhancing the social fabric, lowering crime rates, increasing …

This book presents a detailed survey of language attitudes, conflicts and policies over the
period from 1830, when the French occupied Algeria, up to 2012, the year this country …

Conspiracy theories, while not unique to the Middle East, are a salient feature of the political
discourses of the region. Strongly reflecting and impacting on state-society relations and …

Working the System offers key insights into the politics of the everyday in twenty-first-century
dominant party and neo-authoritarian regimes in Africa and elsewhere. Detailing the many …

This article aims to reinvigorate analytical debates on conspiracy theories. It argues that
definitional attempts to set conspiracy theories apart from other theories are flawed. Blinded …

Conspiracy theories are not just outlandish ideas. They can also be political weapons.
Conspiracy theories have come to play an increasingly prominent role in political systems …

By exploring the hidden correspondences between classical anarchism, Renaissance
magic and occult philosophy, this chapter advances the critical study of Left-political …

Eritrea is one of the world's newest countries and, proportionally to its population, one of the
most militarised. Inheriting a socioeconomic situation devastated by 30 years of guerrilla …

In recent decades more Algerian, Moroccan, and Tunisian women have immigrated to
France than men, yet despite their increasing numbers first generation immigrant women are …