Dear Colleagues, I hope you are keeping well. I am just writing to share my new article, an academic-journalist collaborative investigation, coauthored with Alexander Beunder, which has just published this morning in Fast Company: 'The British conspiracy guru building a sovereign micronation in Appalachia.' A new age influencer known for outlandish theories and extreme views is selling his followers on a refuge from state power. The locals aren’t buying it. https://www.fastcompany.com/91358928/the-british-conspiracy-guru-building-a-... We published this related scholarly chapter last year which you may also find interesting: Beunder, A & Briant, E, L. 'Understanding Conspiracy Theories as a Business The Case of Humanitad' in Briant, E, L & Bakir, V (2024) Routledge Handbook on the Influence Industry, London: Routledge https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003256878-15/underst... Thanks! Emma -- *Dr Emma L Briant* Visiting Associate Professor at Notre Dame University, USA Fellow at Bard College, Human Rights Project, USA Associate at George Washington University, Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication, USA Associate at University of Cambridge, Center for Financial Reporting & Accountability, UK Affiliate at Monash University, Monash Global Peace and Security Centre, Australia Speaking agent: Chartwell Speakers <https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/emma-briant/> Book agent: Inkwell Management <https://inkwellmanagement.com/> Author of: *Propaganda and Counter-Terrorism: Strategies for Global Change *from Manchester University Press Co-Author of: *Bad News for Refugees* with Prof. Greg Philo and Dr. Pauline Donald from Pluto Press. Support my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emmalbriant Website: www.emma-briant.co.uk Sign up for my Newsletter! <https://emma-briant.co.uk/sign-up-for-important-updates/> Follow me on Mastodon @emmalbriant@mastodon.online Follow me on Twitter @emmalbriant "I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is." - Steve Martin “Women are like teabags . We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” - Unknown