Thread by @_MAArgentino

1/ Been playing catch up on my reading, both of primary material and books on extremist, conspiracy theories and religion. First 4 months of the year were quite productive, though not as productive as I hoped (thanks concussion).

2/ for academics researching the far right and writing a master and PhD thesis Researching The Far Right is a must. Provides research methods, literature base and key authors to dig in further from various relevant fields. routledge.com/Researching-th…

3/ @KurtBraddock book Weaponized words was a grata read, especially for those looking at narrative analysis. There is a fair amount of information for practitioners looking to do P/CVE work involving narratives. I reccomend.4 cambridge.org/core/books/wea…

4/ @sjacks26 book Oath Keepers was a timely read following the events of January 6, and the role played by the Oath Keepers. It provides a very useful analysis of the movement that is useful to academics, but accessible to non-academic a as well. cup.columbia.edu/book/oath-keep…

5/ @milleridriss book Hate in the Homeland, was a great read. Provided some fantastic insight and made me think of some angle I had not before (thread here

https://twitter.com/_MAArgentino/status/1364059000170496001

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Also a very accessible read to non-academics.
press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove…

6/ @APerliger American Zealot provided great background that is quite useful to researching IMVE actors. Statistical analysis that was presented in the book was also very useful. Would reccomend and it is accessible to non-academics.

cup.columbia.edu/book/american-…

7/ @AntheaButler's book White Evangelical Racisn is an important read in the current socio-political context. It's a short read l, filled with useful insight and accessible to all.

uncpress.org/book/978146966…

8/ for those looking for a non-academic read into conspiracy theories I would suggest either Suspicious Minds bloomsbury.com/us/suspicious-… or The United States of Paranoia harpercollins.com/products/the-u…

9/ though for those looking into an academic read I would reccomend Michael Butter's The Nature of Conspiracy Theories, and Michael Barkin A Culture of Conspiracy

10/ my pile of hard copies of primary material is finally down to zero but I still have a massive pile in digital formats, but it's an important way to ground ones research. (No I'm not naming them if you know you know)

11/ @kathsstewart The Power of Worshipers is an important read if you want to better understand key elements of the GOP of the right in the USA. Religio-political constructs play an important role in the US yet it is at times ignored when it shouldn't be
bloomsbury.com/us/the-power-w…

12/ misinformation age by Cailin O’Connor and James Owen Weatheral examine some of the social factors (rather than psychological) on understanding misinformation and alternative facts.

yalebooks.yale.edu/book/978030023…

13/Nancy L. Rosenblum and Russell Muirhead book A Lot of People are Saying provides insight into how conspriayc theories are attacking democratic institutions. This is an important angle that needs to be talked about more beyond elections.
press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove…