Links Between Conspiracy Thinking and Attitudes Toward Democracy and Religion: Survey Data From Poland

Religion and democracy are not only social institutions but also objects of attitudes. This article focuses on conspiracy thinking its links with attitudes toward religion democracy. Due to contextual character, the study is limited Poland intends report data subject from surveys conducted in this country. In terms religion, literature review existing Polish survey (Study 1) led conclusion that all types religious life correlated thinking. Individual spirituality (the centrality religiosity quest orientation religiosity) matters less than understood as a specific element ideology (Polish Catholic nationalism, fundamentalism, or collective narcissism). 2), original dataset coded new way (as categorial variables) then presented. It suggests that, contrary earlier research, does necessarily lead support anti-democratic Alienation much radicalization might be consequence There no significant difference between adherents authoritarian rules conditional democrats, indifferent people ambivalent opinions democracy, described comparative research political culture dissatisfied democrats critical citizens. The lower level has been identified among consistent democrats.