The Minerva Research Initiative (MRI) has awarded a new grant to Georgia State University. The proposed grant will expand the study on conspiracy theories and polarization. The research will exam conspiracy theories and polarization around the Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas War in Gaza. The Grant N0000142112339 is estimated at $540,571 over a duration of 24 Months for the program.
The Minerva Research Initiative supports social science research aimed at improving our basic understanding of security, broadly defined. Collaborators on this project include Georgia State University Professor of Communication and Middle East Studies, Dr. Mia Bloom, Georgia State University Partnered Faculty and Radicalization Expert, Sophia Moskalenko.
Bloom is a Transcultural Conflict and Violence Faculty Member. Bloom and Moskalenko are coauthors of Pastels and Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of QAnon. This grant marks Bloom’s 10th awarded grant from MRI.
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