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Michael Barkun <mbarkun@maxwell.syr.edu> Syracuse University Millenarian and apocalyptic groups, particularly in the United States. Conspiracy theories -- origins, structure, and political significance. Invisible dangers, real and imagined -- how they're constructed, recognized, and reacted to; their relationship to terrorism and disaster. Implications of homeland security policy for religion. |
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Address: | Department of Political Science Maxwell School Syracuse University Syracuse, New York 13244-1090 United States |
List Affiliations: | None |
Interests: | Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies Political History / Studies Religious Studies and Theology |
Bio: B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University Professor of Political Science, Maxwell School, Syracuse University Major books: A CULTURE OF CONSPIRACY: APOCALYPTIC VISIONS IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICA, University of California Press, 2003. RELIGION AND THE RACIST RIGHT: THE ORIGINS OF THE CHRISTIAN IDENTITY MOVEMENT, University of California Press, rev. ed., 1997. CRUCIBLE OF THE MILLENNIUM: THE BURNED-OVER DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN THE 1840s, Syracuse University Press, 1986. DISASTER AND THE MILLENNIUM, Yale University Press, 1974. LAW WITHOUT SANCTIONS: ORDER IN PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES AND THE WORLD COMMUNITY, Yele University Press, 1968. Numerous articles and book chapters. Editorial boards: JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF RADICALISM, TERRORISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE, COMMUNAL SOCIETIES Series editor, Religion and Politics series, Syracuse University Press. Occasional consultant, FBI. |