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RussiaGate and Propaganda: Disinformation in the Age of Social Media

RussiaGate and Propaganda: Disinformation in the Age of Social Media

Boyd-Barrett, Oliver

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21st Century United States HistoryGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 103293042X
ISBN13: 9781032930428
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Oct 14 2024
Pages: 146
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.24 Width: 5.51 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

This book furthers our understanding of the practice of propaganda with a specific focus on the RussiaGate case.

RussiaGate is a discourse about alleged Russian meddling in US elections, and this book argues that it functions as disinformation or distraction. The book provides a framework for better understanding of ongoing developments of RussiaGate, linking these to macroconsiderations that rarely enter mainstream accounts. It demonstrates the considerable weaknesses of many of the charges that have been made against Russia by US investigators, and argues that this discourse fails to take account of broader non-transparent persuasion campaigns operating in the election-information environment that are strengthened by social media manipulation. RussiaGate has obscured many of the factors that challenge the integrity of democratic process in the USA. These deserve a much higher priority than any influence that Russia may want to exert. The book concludes that RussiaGate discourse needs to be contextualized with reference to a long-established broader competition between great powers for domination of EurAsia. This pitches the US/European Union against Russia/China and perhaps, ultimately, even the USA against Europe.

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