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With God We Distrust! The Impact of Values in Conspiracy Theory Beliefs About Migration in Serbia

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  • Türkay Salim Nefes

    (Spanish National Research Council, Spain)

  • Jasna MiloÅ¡ević Ä orÄ‘ević

    (Singidunum University, Serbia)

  • Milica Vdović

    (Singidunum University, Serbia)

Abstract

Immigrants are a popular target of conspiracy theories. Despite the urgent relevance of the topic all around the world today, the number of studies on conspiracy theories about migrants and immigration is limited. Helping to fill this important gap in the academic literature, the research analyses conspiracy theory beliefs about migrants and immigration in contemporary Serbia through survey data from a nationally representative sample (N = 1199). Expanding on the Weberian theory of rationality, the study proposes that people’s values about national sovereignty, social conservatism, and religiosity influence their predispositions to believe in conspiracy theories about migrants and immigration. The findings corroborate the argument by showing a statistically significant link between people’s political, social, and religious values and responses to conspiracy theories. The article concludes that values could play a significant role in people’s adoption of conspiracy theories.

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  • Türkay Salim Nefes & Jasna MiloÅ¡ević Ä orÄ‘ević & Milica Vdović, 2024. "With God We Distrust! The Impact of Values in Conspiracy Theory Beliefs About Migration in Serbia," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 29(4), pages 931-946, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:29:y:2024:i:4:p:931-946
    DOI: 10.1177/13607804231212310
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