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Journal of International & Global Studies

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2016

Subjects

Conspiracy theories -- Argentina, Argentina -- Politics and government

Abstract

The death of Alberto Nisman, the chief investigator of the 1994 AMIA bombing in Argentina, unleashed conspiracy theories and significant political turmoil upon President Cristina Fernández. We study the case and trace two of these theories, asking what they tell us about the Argentine political system and what can be inferred with respect to other countries in Latin America. We confirm that nations with high levels of political polarization are fertile ground for the emergence of conspiracy theories and that domestic and international media play an important role in both giving credence to and spreading such theories.

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This is the publisher's final PDF. Copyrighted 2016 by Center for International and Global Studies. Reproduced with permission. Originally published in Journal of International & Global Studies Volume 8, Number 1 and can be found online at: http://www.lindenwood.edu/files/resources/20-39.pdf

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http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/18759

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