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»Speaking #Populism: #Ideational vs. #IssueBased #TheoriesofPopulism.« https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/articles/10.3389/fpos.2025.1606288/abstract?Populist.in #FactCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

Frontiers | Speaking Populism: Ideational vs. Issue-Based Theories of Populism

Debates on the nature and causes of populism persist in the public and among academics. We test two contemporary theories of populism – issue-based and ideat...

Frontiers

Steven Saus [he/him]Oct 19, 2024

From 17 Oct: How the Malleus Maleficarum fueled the witch trial craze - Between 1400 and 1775, a significant upsurge in witch trials swept across early modern Europe, resul... https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/how-the-malleus-maleficarum-fueled-the-witch-trial-craze/ #history #ideational-diffusion #malleus-maleficarum #science #social-contagion #social-sciences #sociology #witch-trials

How the Malleus maleficarum fueled the witch trial craze

Invention of printing press, influence of nearby cities created perfect conditions for social contagion.

Ars Technica