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June 26, 2026Environment and Planning D Society and SpaceOpen Access

Paranoid space: Conspiracy theory and the new politics of logistics

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Overview

Ethnographic research explores dockworkers' use of conspiracy theories to critique logistics and power dynamics.

Key Points

  • This article aims to reframe conspiracy theories used by dockworkers as expressions of political critique and spatial practice.
  • Conducted 16 months of ethnographic research at the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex
  • Analyzed dockworkers' expressions of paranoia in response to their working environments
  • Examined the political implications of conspiracy theories within logistical contexts.
  • Dockworkers articulate conspiracy theories to navigate their mediated workspaces
  • The concept of 'paranoid space' is developed to describe the transformation of the port environment
  • Dockworkers shift blame for logistical violence onto capitalist shipping companies and terminal operators.

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Nicholas Anderman (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3e1843030ad1a9b30916c0https://doi.org/10.1177/02637758261461027
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