Does communist nostalgia lead to COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs?

被引：3
作者：
Ramonaite, Aine [1 ]
机构：
[1] Vilnius Univ, Inst Int Relat & Polit Sci, Vokieciu 10, LT-01130 Vilnius, Lithuania
来源：
EUROPEAN SOCIETIES | 2023年 / 25卷 / 03期
关键词：
COVID-19; conspiracy theories; communist nostalgia; populism; Central and Eastern Europe; POPULISM; SUPPORT; MEMORY;
D O I：
10.1080/14616696.2022.2132525
中图分类号：
C91 [社会学];
学科分类号：
030301 ; 1204 ;
摘要：
Why are people in Central and Eastern Europe more hesitant towards COVID-19 vaccination and more prone to believe in COVID-19 related conspiracy theories than other Europeans? The article claims that the spread of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs in the post-communist region might be fostered by communist nostalgia. Drawing on the survey data from Lithuania, I show that communist nostalgia is one of the best predictors of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, controlling for other related factors such as populist attitudes, trust in political institutions, confidence in media and scientists and pro-Western attitudes. The paper claims that communist nostalgia in Central and Eastern Europe is conducive to conspiracy beliefs in a similar vein as nostalgic narratives employed by populist radical right in Western countries.
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页码：489 / 508
页数：20
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