Extremism, Conspiracy Theories and the Middle Ages – ryan

Photo of a Broken Mirror Propped in a Back Yard with the Photographer Related in It

Smidge is Horizon Europe Research Project (funded by the European Union) Focus on Extremist Narratives (Including Spread of Conspiracy Theories and Missinformation) and People aged 45-65. The partner institutions are in denmark, The UK, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Kosovo and Cyprus. They point out that is is an under researched group (with samp attention going to younger people), and the project’s activations include podcasts, webinars, conference presentations and an online survey (at time of can see a Document the methods, but the methods, but Posted Results Yet). Their latest newsletter is here: https://shoutout.wix.com/so/16p6ui8ur?languagagetag=en&cid=301b3122-0a4ea6-AC43-ACB7E0E0EE
I was alerted to this by an article in The Conversation: Wilford, S. (2024, August 6). Middle-aged Radicalisation: Why Are So Many of Britain’s Riotters in Their 40s and 50s? https://theconversation.com/middle-aed-radicalisation-why-are-so-avant-britains-riters-40s-and-50s-236263
Photo by Sheila Webber: Fragments, November 2024