Canterbury Training School
Training School Canterbury
The Action’s second Training School with a focus on quantitative methods took place from July 30th to August 3rd, 2018 at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK.
Date:
July 30th to August 3rd, 2018
Location:
University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Local Organizer:
Program:
Day 1: Monday, July 30th
9.00 – 9.30 Registration
9.30 – 10.30 Welcome and Introductory Talk by Karen Douglas: “Understanding Conspiracy Theories”
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 Seminar 1 – Robbie Sutton: “Beyond Belief: What Do Surveys Really Measure, and What Does This Mean for the Study of Conspiracy Theories?”
12.30 – 1.30 Lunch
1.30 – 3.00 Small Group Work
3.00 – 3.30 Coffee Break
3.30 – 5.00 Continued Small Group Work and Whole Group Discussion
Day 2: Tuesday, July 31st
9.00 – 10.30 Seminar 2 – Turkay Nefes: “Understanding the Impacts of Conspiracy Theories Sociologically”
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 Small Group Work
12.30 – 1.30 Lunch
1.30 – 3.00 Continued Small Group Work and Whole Group Discussion
3.00 – 3.30 Coffee Break
3.30 – 5.00 Seminar 3 – Aleksandra Cichocka: “Conspiracy Theories and Intergroup Relations”
Day 3: Wednesday, August 1st
9.00 – 10.30 Small Group Work
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 Continued Small Group Work and Whole Group Discussion
12.30 – 1.30 Lunch
1.30 – 3.00 Seminar 4 – Andre Krouwel: “The Political Left and Right, Extremists and Moderates: Different Mindsets and Different Conspiracy Beliefs”
3.00 – 3.30 Coffee Break
3.30 – 5.00 Small Group Work
Day 4: Thursday, August 2nd
9.00 – 10.30 Continued Small Group Work and Whole Group Discussion
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 Seminar 5 – Jan-Willem van Prooijen: “Evolutionary Origins of Conspiracy Theories”
12.30 – 1.30 Lunch
1.30 – 3.00 Small Group Work
3.00 – 3.30 Coffee Break
3.30 – 5.00 Continued Small Group Work and Whole Group Discussion
Day 5: Friday, August 3rd
9.00 – 10.30 Seminar 6 – Joe Uscinski: “The Politics of Conspiracy Theories”
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 Small Group Work
12.30 – 1.30 Lunch
1.30 – 3.00 Continued Small Group Work and Whole Group Discussion
3.00 – 4.00 Final Discussion and Close
