Countering Online Propaganda And Extremism: The Dark Side Of Digital Diplomacy

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Series Page......Page 3
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
List of figures......Page 8
List of tables......Page 9
List of contributors......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 16
Introduction: the ‘dark side’ of digital diplomacy......Page 18
PART I: Strategic communication......Page 28
1 Propaganda as reflexive control: the digital dimension......Page 30
2 Information influence in Western democracies: a model of systemic vulnerabilities......Page 45
3 A digital ménage à trois: strategic leaks, propaganda and journalism......Page 61
4 The use of political communication by international organizations: the case of EU and NATO......Page 83
5 The unbearable thinness of strategic communication......Page 98
PART II: Countering violent extremism......Page 114
6 The democratisation of hybrid warfare and practical approaches to defeat violent extremism in the Digital Age......Page 116
7 The aesthetics of violent extremist and counter-violent extremist communication......Page 138
8 Virtual violence: understanding the potential power of ISIS’ violent videos to buttress strategic narratives and persuade foreign recruits......Page 157
9 The battle for the battle of the narratives: sidestepping the double fetish of digital and CVE......Page 173
Conclusion: rethinking strategic communication in the Digital Age......Page 189
Works cited......Page 198
Index......Page 228