RAPID: Antecedents and Consequences of Disaster-Related Conspiracy Theories — NSF Award to University of Delaware (DE, $100,827)
A conspiracy theory is the belief that powerful actors are engaging in wide-ranging, black-boxed (often criminal or ambiguously legal) activities for their own political or personal gain. Conspiracy theories often arise in response to large-scale, surprising, negative events as an attempt for people to satisfy epistemi
| Award title | RAPID: Antecedents and Consequences of Disaster-Related Conspiracy Theories |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2326644 |
| Awardee | University of Delaware |
| City | NEWARK |
| State | DE |
| Amount obligated | $100,827 |
| Principal investigator | Joanne Miller |
| Program | AIB-Acctble Institutions&Behav |
| Start date | 05/01/2023 |
| Abstract | A conspiracy theory is the belief that powerful actors are engaging in wide-ranging, black-boxed (often criminal or ambiguously legal) activities for their own political or personal gain. Conspiracy theories often arise in response to large-scale, surprising, negative events as an attempt for people to satisfy epistemic and existential needs for order, certainty, and control that are triggered by the event. Although conspiracy theory beliefs often the result of mundane psychological and strategi |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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