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Spiral of Silence by Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
https://masscommtheory.com/theory-overviews/spiral-of-silence

Originally proposed by German political scientist Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann in 1974, Spiral of silence is the term meant to refer to the tendence of people to remain silent when they feel that their views are in opposition to the majority view on a subject.

Netwar by David Ronfeldt, John Arquilla, Graham Fuller, Melissa Fuller
https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR994.html

The information revolution is leading to the rise of network forms of organization in which small, previously isolated groups can communicate, link up, and conduct coordinated joint actions as never before. This in turn is leading to a new mode of conflict — netwar — in which the protagonists depend on using network forms of organization, doctrine, strategy, and technology. Many actors across the spectrum of conflict — from terrorists, guerrillas, and criminals who pose security threats, to social activists who may not — are developing netwar designs and capabilities.

Red Cocaine by Joseph D. Douglass
https://archive.org/details/redcocainedruggi00jose

An expose of long-term Russian and Chinese intelligence operations aimed at achieving the demoralisation and ultimate control of the West through drugs, as a dimension of the continuing Leninist World Revolution.

Nazi Group Strategy by Karl Mannheim
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/mono/10.4324/9781315888668-10/nazi-group-strategy-karl-mannheim

The main point about Hitler's psychological strategy is that he never approaches the individual as a person but always as a member of a social group. What Hitler does instinctively is in keeping with discoveries of modern sociology, namely, that man is most easily influenced through his group ties.

Political Ponerology by Andrew Lobaczewski
http://ponerology.com/

Political Ponerology is a study of the founders and supporters of oppressive political regimes. Lobaczewski’s approach analyzes the common factors that lead to the propagation of man’s inhumanity to man.

Gaslight
https://dictionary.apa.org/gaslight

to manipulate another person into doubting his or her perceptions, experiences, or understanding of events. The term once referred to manipulation so extreme as to induce mental illness or to justify commitment of the gaslighted person to a psychiatric institution but is now used more generally.

Mass Formation by Mattias Desmet
http://journalpulp.com/2021/09/22/why-do-so-many-still-believe-dr-mattias-desmet-professor-of-clinical-psychology-at-ghent-university-belgium-gives-an-exceptionally-incisive-explanation/