246 KB0 KB2024Šteger, Tineštevilka:1letnik:17str. 69-85ISSN:1338-1385COBISSID_HOST:178146819URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-1AX1NX24enAlma Mater Europea-European Centre Maribor (AMEU-ECM)Center for Analysis of Administrative-Political Processes and InstitutionsDepartment of Political ScienceJournal of comparative politicsBalkanBalkan statesconspiracy theoriesCovid-19evropske integracijepandemyTeorije zarotteorije zaroteThe analysis of prevailing conspiracy theories in Central and Eastern Europe|This article aims to shed light on the phenomenon of conspiracy theories prevalent in Central and Eastern Europe. Countries in the region share several common characteristics while also having distinctive historical experiences. The focus of our study is to identify global, regional, and local conspiracy theories that are currently circulating in the region. We aim to explore the prevalence of such conspiratorial beliefs among the population, with particular attention given to the impact of the recent coronavirus pandemic, which has given impetus to many conspiracy theories, especially in times of near ubiquitous social media, not helped by the rise of populist politics. As conspiracy theories can be understood as a dynamic set of arguments, images, and interpretations that are continuously used, adjusted, discussed, and applied to novel circumstances in the course of the ongoing events (e.g. Byford 2014), we seek to identify the key elements of COVID-19 conspiracy theories in Central and Eastern Europe considering conspiracy theories that have circulated in the region in the recent pastCilj prispevka je osvetliti fenomen teorij zarot prevladujočih v državah Srednje in Vzhodne Evrope. Države v Srednji in Vzhodni Evropi delijo številne skupne značilnosti in hkrati nosijo drobce sebi lastnih zgodovinskih izkušenj. Prispevek se v svojem jedru osredotoča na različne globalne, regionalne in lokalne različice teorij zarot, ki krožijo na obravnavanem območju ter ponuja vpogled v razširjenost takšnih prepričanj med prebivalstvom. Posebno pozornost namenja vplivu nedavne pandemije virusa COVID-19, ki je dala zagon številnim teorijam zarot, zlasti v času vsesplošne razširjenosti socialnih omrežij, obdobju ni prizanesel niti vzpon populizma. Ker lahko teorije zarot razumemo kot dinamičen nabor argumentov, predstav in razlag, ki se nenehno uporabljajo in prilagajajo v luči spremenjenih okoliščin (npr. Byford 2014), skušamo identificirati ključne elemente teorij zarot, ki so v državah Srednje in Vzhodne Evrope krožile v preteklosti in se ob enem pojavljajo v teorijah zarot, ki so vzniknile skupaj z nedavno pandemijo COVID-19TEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za družbene vede