International Disinformation

A Handbook for Analysis and Response

Tomasz Chłoń, Robert Kupiecki, Filip Bryjka (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

308 Seiten

2024
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-71575-2 (ISBN)

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This book delves into the intricate phenomenon of international disinformation, tracing its roots and modern applications in state strategies. It examines the exploitation of cognitive vulnerabilities and employs interdisciplinary perspectives to elucidate how manipulated information shapes global politics and society.

Dive into the world of disinformation with this groundbreaking book. Uncover how Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) shapes modern politics and society, and how it impacts your own life. Explore answers to key questions: What are the origins and characteristics of disinformation? How can we identify it? How do we counteract it? Packed with historical and current data, this book reveals the tactics states use to manipulate information. Understand strategies, from micro-targeting to crafting strategic disinformation campaigns. This essential read empowers you to navigate today's complex media landscape and build your own resilience against disinformation.

Robert Kupiecki, Ph.D. Professor of Strategic Studies at the University of Warsaw. He has published monographs and articles, including Disinformation, Narratives and Memory Politics in Russia and Belarus (Routledge, 2022), Disinformation and the Resilience of Western Societies (PISM, 2023). Filip Bryjka, Ph.D. Analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs and adjunct professor at the Institute of Political Studies of Polish Academy of Sciences. His expertise includes hybrid threats with special attention to Russian disinformation and proxy forces. Tomasz Chłoń, M.A. Head of Research at the Centre for Population Diagnostic, PORT – Polish Center for Technology Development. Diplomat, researcher and educator, specializing in international relations and hybrid threats. Poland’s Foreign Minister's plenipotentiary for countering international disinformation.

Introduction

Part 1: Disinformation: Environment, Concept, and Threats

1 The Security Environment and Information Ecosystem of Modern States

1 Disinformation and the Security Environment of Modern States

2 Post-Truth: Harmful Equality Between Truth and Falsehood

3 The Information Ecosystem of Modern States

4 Vulnerability of Cognitive Processes

5 Infodemia

6 The Role of the Media

2 Disinformation: Traditions, Lies, Strategy, and Relations with Politics

1 The Philosophers of Truth

2 Grotius, Machiavelli, Diplomacy, and the Right to Truth

3 Sun-Tzu, Clausewitz, and the Strategic Nature of Disinformation

4 The Colors of Propaganda

3 Disinformation: Conceptual Framework and Origins

1 Definitions of Disinformation

2 The Origins of the Concept

3 Disinformation: the Vulnerability of Democratic Societies

4 Disinformation: Anatomy and Trends

1 Categories of Disinformation

2 The Building Blocks of Disinformation

3 Trends in Disinformation

4 Technological Challenges

5 China: the New Actor of Disinformation

Summary

Part 2: Disinformation: Recognition and Analysis

5 Intelligence and Military Disinformation and Its Impact on Information Security: Theoretical, Practical, and Legal Aspects

1 State Information Security

2 Intelligence Disinformation

3 Military Disinformation

6 Identifying Disinformation that Targets Mass Audiences

1 Recognizing Disinformation

2 The RESIST Model – Recognition and Analysis of Disinformation

7 Disinformation Analysis – First Line of Defense: Critical Thinking, Fact-Checking, and Open-Source Intelligence

1 Critical Thinking

2 Verification of Information

3 Open-Source Intelligence

8 Militarization of Information in Russian Strategic Culture

1 Disinformation as an Element of Russian Strategy

2 Russian Interference in Democratic Elections

3 Russian Military Disinformation

4 Disinformation as a Science and Practice of Russian Politics

Summary

Part 3: Disinformation: Countering and Resilience

9 Countering Disinformation: General Characteristics and Building Immunity

1 Fighting Disinformation: General Characteristics

2 The Challenges of Regulating Online Platforms

3 Man in the Face of the Threat of Disinformation

10 Media Education and Counteracting Disinformation at the Individual Level

1 The Role of Media Education in Countering Disinformation

2 Counteracting Disinformation at the Individual Level

3 Informational Health and Safety

11 Countering Disinformation: Corporations and Civil Society

1 Social Platforms: Evolution and Disinformation

2 Fighting Disinformation: Civil Society

3 Disinformation and Challenges for the Future of Journalism

12 Countering Disinformation: State and International Level

1 Dilemmas and Needs to Fight Disinformation

2 Counteracting Disinformation: a Regional Perspective

3 The EU, NATO, and the UN: Combating Disinformation

4 Recommendations for Strengthening the Activities of International Organizations: from Practice to Strategy

5 Conclusion

Summary

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	19.12.2024
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	1 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	90-04-71575-4 / 9004715754
ISBN-13	978-90-04-71575-2 / 9789004715752
Zustand	Neuware