Verschwörungsmythen und populistische Wahlerfolge – wie die Politik reagieren kann

Conspiracy theories form the basis of populism. Support for conspiracy narratives has not increased. Support for populist parties, however, has. How can this be? One explanation is that non-populist political parties are less able than before to attract and retain support from sections of the population who believe in conspiracy narratives. Party loyalty has therefore weakened. This almost inevitably drives people who believe in conspiracy narratives into the arms of populist parties.