ABSTRACT

What is the appeal of joining online communities obsessed with images of enemies and filled with threatening narratives? Døving and Emberland’s article introduces the term ‘conspiracy talk’ as a useful analytical concept for answering this question. The activities of radical and populist right-wing groups in Europe have increased in recent years; in particular, they use the Internet to propagate, discuss and enhance their ideological message. On Facebook and in comments on ‘alternative’ news sites, individuals share narratives about how an invasion of Muslims will lead to the imminent downfall of European civilization unless it is not rescued by the introduction of authoritarian, ethnic nationalism. The ideology of the far right is a growing field for research but there are few studies on how the ideology is spread and rendered meaningful via discussions and comments among Internet-based communities. This article, based on analyses of the content of various websites and Facebook pages that are part of the far-right landscape of Norway, seeks to explore the role conspiracy claims play in conversations taking place within these virtual communities. It attempts to identify patterns of communication and ways of talking that make conspiratorial notions seem reasonable. Døving and Emberland argue that radical-right and right-wing populist ideas are made relevant and gain a sense of immediacy through conspiracy talk. Conspiracy talk renders conspiracy narratives meaningful by linking them to the local contexts of the participants.

摘要

加入沉迷于敌人形象并充满威胁性叙述的在线社区有何吸引力？Døving 和 Emberland 的文章介绍了“阴谋论”一词作为回答这个问题的有用分析概念。近年来，欧洲激进和民粹右翼团体的活动有所增加；特别是，他们利用互联网传播、讨论和加强他们的意识形态信息。在脸书上在“另类”新闻网站的评论中，人们分享关于穆斯林的入侵将如何导致欧洲文明迫在眉睫的衰落的叙述，除非它没有通过引入独裁的种族民族主义来拯救。极右翼的意识形态是一个不断发展的研究领域，但很少有关于意识形态如何通过互联网社区之间的讨论和评论传播并变得有意义的研究。本文基于对各个网站和Facebook内容的分析这些页面是挪威极右翼景观的一部分，旨在探索阴谋主张在这些虚拟社区内发生的对话中所起的作用。它试图识别使阴谋概念看起来合理的交流模式和谈话方式。Døving 和 Emberland 认为，激进的右翼和右翼民粹主义思想是相关的，并通过阴谋论获得一种即时感。阴谋谈话通过将阴谋叙述与参与者的当地背景联系起来，使阴谋叙述变得有意义。