Cyprus and Conspiracy Theories after the Troika Levy in 2013
Journal
Lexia
Date Issued
June 2016
Author(s)
DOI
10.4399/978885489931514
Abstract
Conspiracy theories have many different forms and have been observed in a wide variety of different countries and cultures. Many significant political and social events have been shown to co-occur with conspiracy theories and various studies suggest that people are likely to endorse and define them for a number of reasons. The article aims to discuss how and why these speculations seem plausible to some people. It focuses on conspiracy theories related to the 2013 Cyprus Financial Crisis.